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Alumni Weekend 2003 ■ Susan Yonts-Shepard ’73

Day in the SunClass of 2003 celebrates commencement

The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of DenmarkOne of the greatest plays ever written on the search for truth amid a web of liesby William ShakespeareOctober 30, 31, November 6, 7, 8 at 7:30 p.m.November 1, 2 at 2 p.m.

Steel MagnoliasA heart-wrenching story of unyielding loveby Robert HarlingNovember 20, 21, 22 at 7:30 p.m.

A Christmas CarolA reading by the author of the classic tale, re-created by Tim Soulisby Charles DickensDecember 5 at 7:30 p.m.

Showcase of ScenesTwo nights of directorial premieres by students taking The Fundamentals of Play DirectingDecember 7, 8 at 7:30 p.m.

The Increased Difficulty of ConcentrationThe wildly imaginative and crazily disconcerting farce by the political dissident and former president of the Czech Republicby Vaclav HavelFebruary 19, 20, 21, 26, 27, 28 at 7:30 p.m.February 22 at 2 p.m.

Of Mice and MenThe powerful yet poignant saga of two drifters trying to survive with dignityby John SteinbeckApril 1, 2, 3 at 7:30 p.m.

The Bible: The Complete Word of God (Abridged)The delightfully wacky satire on selected episodes of the “greatest story ever told”by Adam Long, Reed Martin, and Austin TichenorMay 6, 7, 8 at 7:30 p.m.

Lucille C. Little TheaterCompleted in February 1999

All performances in the Lucille C. Little Theater.For ticket information, call the Division of Fine Arts, (859) 233-8141.For further information, call Tim Soulis, program director, (859) 233-8163.

Transylvania University Theater presents

the 2003-04 Season

he fifth anniversary of the innovative, techni-ally sophisticated 150-seat Lucille C. Littleheater will occur during the 2003-04 season.

2 The Spirit of TransylvaniaLarry T. McGehee ’58 reminds class of 2003of Transylvania’s impressive 223-year heritage

6 Faces We RememberAlumni reconnect with familiar faces and Transyduring a fun-filled Alumni Weekend 2003

9 Pioneer Hall of FameBasketball standouts, multi-sports star, and soccercaptain are recognized for contributions to athletics

10 Cultivating a Passion for PoliticsSusan Yonts-Shepard ’73 protects nation’s natural bounty through her work with U.S. Forest Service

12 Around Campus16 Applause17 Sports

20 Class Notes24 Distinguished Achievement Awards25 Distinguished Service Awards26 Marriages, births, obituaries

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Abigail Angkaw, a psychology major fromHendersonville,Tenn.,receives her diploma fromPresident Charles L. Shearerduring Commencement 2003. See storyon page 2. Photo by Joseph Rey Au

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■ Student commencement speaker Alexis Rowland, a historyand French double major from Lexington, spoke of her and herclassmates’ Transy years as a time of loss and gain—losing oldways and innocence, gaining maturity and wisdom. “As we lostand gained, we renegotiated our futures to be the best possible,not for who we were, but for who we were becoming,” she said.“Most of all, we gained the ability to prevail no matter what welost. We gained strength we didn’t know we had. We never lostsight of our dreams.”

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The stately white columns and cascading steps of his-toric Old Morrison provided a dramatic outdoor stage

for the awarding of 200 bachelor of arts degrees to mem-bers of the Transylvania class of 2003.

The May 24 commencement ceremony played outbefore an audience of parents and friends of the new grad-uates, whose seats covered Old Morrison lawn. A warmspring morning seemed specially ordered for the occasion.

Commencement speaker Larry T. McGehee ’58, vicepresident and professor of religion at Wofford College inSpartanburg, S.C., invoked the impressive history of theUniversity, founded in 1780 as the nation’s 16th college.He talked of a “Spirit of Transylvania” that has prevailedfor more than two centuries, recalling famous graduateswho became national leaders as well as beloved professorsand presidents whose impact on Transylvania endures.

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■ Clockwise, from above, left:Shawnetta Okpebholo, a businessadministration major from Lexington,

smiles as she receives her degree while her family and friendscheer her on; business administration professor Julia Poynterand Michael Ray, a business administration and accountingdouble major from Somerset, Ky., share the joy of the day; fromleft, President Charles L. Shearer; William T.Young Jr., chairmanof the Transylvania Board of Trustees; David L. Shannon, interimvice president and dean of the college; and Larry T. McGehee’58, the commencement speaker, chat after the ceremony.

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“The spirit of Transylvania doesn’t have to be called,”he said. “It is here in this magic moment of completionand conclusion that is your commencement.”

In a rousing poetic salute and charge to the class of2003, he ended his discourse with a plea to “Open ourinsights into a world gone blind, Open our rev’rence forthe life of the mind.”

During the ceremony, William T. Young Jr., chairmanof the Transylvania Board of Trustees, announced thatthe board had voted to recognize the 20-year tenure ofPresident Charles L. Shearer by naming the school’s artbuilding in his honor.

“Today, we are recognizing a man who has led Tran-sylvania for 20 years and who has arguably contributedmore to this University than any president in the school’shistory,” said Young.

Larry T. McGehee ‘58, vice president and professor of religion atWofford College in Spartanburg, S.C., was awarded an honorary doctorof humane letters degree for his many contributions to higher educationin the South.

Through administrative and faculty positions he has held at Transylva-nia, the University of Alabama, the University of Tennessee, and WoffordCollege, McGehee has championed the value of undergraduate liberalarts learning in large, public universities as well as in small, private col-leges.

After earning a B.A. degree in English from Transylvania in 1958, heattended Yale University on a Danforth Fellowship and received a B.D.from Yale Divinity School and an M.A. and Ph.D. from Yale GraduateSchool, all in religious studies.

He was executive vice president and academic vice president atAlabama before becoming chancellor of the University of Tennessee atMartin. He later became special assistant to the president for the Uni-versity of Tennessee system.

McGehee has been at Wofford since 1982. Among the many initia-tives he has directed is a $100 million master plan for 1987-2001, whichhas raised the school’s visibility as a leading liberal arts college.

In 1998, he received a Distinguished Achievement Award from Tran-sylvania.

William T. Young Jr., a successful Lexington businessman and chair-man of the Transylvania Board of Trustees, was awarded an honorarydoctor of laws degree for his devoted service to Transylvania for twodecades.

Young was elected to the Transylvania board in 1983 and becamechairman in 2000. In this role, he is a diligent overseer of the fortunes ofthe University in all realms, from academic excellence to financialstrength and physical plant development.

In addition to serving as vice chairman of the Finance Committee anda member of the Investment Committee, Young has been a generouspersonal donor to the University. In all of these actions on behalf of Tran-sylvania, he has shown a deep and thoughtful commitment to the causeof higher education. He was awarded the Transylvania Medal in 2000 forhis service to the University.

Young is president of W.T. Young, LLC, parent of W.T. Young StorageCompany, a commercial warehousing and real estatedevelopment company. In addition, he is president of Lex-ington Cartage Company, a trucking concern, and president

of Overbrook Farm, a thoroughbred horse breeding and racing establish-ment. A native of Lexington, he earned his A.B. degree from PrincetonUniversity and his M.B.A. at the University of Virginia.

McGehee, Young awarded honorary degrees duringCommencement 2003

Transylvaniaversity’s impressive heritage

■ Susan Shearer,left, wife of PresidentCharles L. Shearer,chats with BarbaraYoung, wife ofChairman of theBoard William T.Young Jr., after the commencement ceremony.

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Hometown: Maysville, Ky. Major: English Minors: Political Science and Psychology Activities at Transy: Delta Sigma Phi, head adviser for Clay/Davis residence halls, Phi Alpha

Delta pre-law honorary Memorable moment: I remember the day I received the letter telling me I had been select-

ed for the head adviser position. It was a great personal achievement, and the large num-ber of congratulations and compliments I got from other students made it even better.

Post-graduation destination: Northern Kentucky University’s Chase College of Law Future goals: After law school, I’ll seek employment as a special agent in the FBI. Reason for selecting your field: I really enjoy helping people, and I feel the proactive

approach the FBI takes with investigative procedures and judicial matters best suits mypersonality and abilities.

Professor who had the biggest impact on you and why: As my adviser, English professorTay Fizdale helped me with all the academic aspects of my experience and never hesitatedto take time out to talk with me. He’s an amazing professor who encouraged me to takethings a little bit more seriously when he knew I wasn’t reaching my full potential.

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Hometown: Radcliff, KentuckyMajors: Applied music (percussion performance) and EngishActivities at Transy: Concert Band, Percussion Ensemble, Transylvania theater technician,

pit percussionist for Into the Woods, The Mikado, and Sweeney ToddMajor awards and honors: Principal percussionist of Concert Band, Lilly Program Intern-

ship Grant, Jewell Foundation Scholarship, selected as percussionist for the 2002 and 2003Kentucky Music Educator’s Association Intercollegiate Honors Band

Future goals: I’m planning to have a career in arts administration or technical theater, andto continue playing percussion in community bands and other ensembles.

Reason for selecting your field: Music has played a major role in my life since middle school.Once I arrived at Transylvania, I realized that a career in the fine arts was my vocation. Ipaired my music major with an English major to better prepare me for entering the artsadministration field.

Professor who had the biggest impact on you and why: Music professor Ben Hawkins hasnot only been my professor and adviser, but my mentor, friend, and “therapist.” He hassupported me during my studies and in everything I have done, and he provided me withmany great learning opportunities.

Hometown: Huntington, W.Va.Major: MathematicsMinor: BiologyActivities at Transy: Student Government Association vice-president, Omicron Delta Kappa

president, men’s tennis team, Bible study coordinatorMajor awards and honors: Transylvania Scholarship, John D. Wright Award, Transylvania

Leadership AwardMemorable moment: The greet line. How many other college students can say that they

have personally met and spoken with every student in their class?Post-graduation destination: Marshall University’s Joan C. Edwards School of MedicineFuture goals: I hope to make a difference in the lives of families by being a physician who

cares for the needs of his patients.Professor who had the biggest impact on you and why: It’s clear to all her students that

mathematics professor Kim Kirkpatrick has a passion for what she teaches. Not only doesshe teach the subject well, but she also seems to have unending patience to help her stu-dents. I can only hope that when I become a physician, I am so passionate about medi-cine and helping people.Ja

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profiles, six students—one from each of the University’s academic divisions—share memories and musings on the impact of their Transylvania education.

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Hometown: Paris, Ky.Major: Business Administration with concentration in marketingActivities at Transy: Chi Omega, semester abroad in London, alumni phone-a-thon,

prospective student phone team, Senior Challenge committee, senior week planningcommittee

Memorable moment: I remember being accepted into the study abroad program. Idreamed of such an opportunity and Transy helped me realize this goal by offering methe chance to live in the U.K. for a semester. I gained immeasurable knowledge and willbe able to use the lessons I learned in all facets of life.

Post-graduation destination: London, EnglandFuture goals: I hope to work in England for at least a year and then attend graduate

school to earn an MBA.Professor who had the biggest impact on you and why: Business administration pro-

fessor Julia Poynter has been a huge support for me at Transy. Every class I’ve had withher has been a unique experience.

Taryn Leigh LendrumJulia Geiger

Hometown: Rogersville, Tenn.Major: Elementary EducationActivities at Transy: Chi Omega, Kentucky Education Association-Student Programs Memorable moment: I loved living on Forrer Hall’s fourth floor my first year. I was so lucky

to be with such wonderful women who became some of my closest friends. Luckily, I hadopportunities to live on the same floor with many of them again.

Post-graduation destination: I plan to teach second, third, or fourth grade at an elemen-tary school in Tennessee or Kentucky.

Future goals: I hope to be a successful teacher by influencing and changing the lives of manychildren. I also want to be happy and enjoy life to its fullest.

Reason for selecting your field: I love children—their innocence, imagination, and curios-ity fascinate me, and I love to see smiles appear on those little faces.

Professor who had the biggest impact on you and why: Education professor Angela Hur-ley has influenced me in my college career by showing me her passion for teaching. Shehas so much love for children and her desire for teaching them warms my heart.

Brad Sullivan

Hometown: Campbellsville, Ky.Major: Political ScienceMinors: Philosophy and ClassicsActivities at Transy: Delta Sigma Phi, Interfraternity Council President, College Republicans

Chairman, SACS Accreditation Steering Committee, Student Alumni Association, StudentGovernment Association, Board of Trustees Planning and Evaluation Committee, EIDEPhilosophical Online Journal Editor, Long Range Strategic Planning Committee

Major awards and honors: Kirk Tolle Leader of the Year Award, Omicron Delta KappaLeader of the Year Award, Monroe Moosnick Award, SGA Senator of the Year Award

Post-graduation destination: I’m currently working in the office of Senator Mitch McConnell,and will begin graduate studies at either Oxford or the London School of Economics andPolitical Science in the fall of 2004.

Future goals: I want a career in international law and diplomacy.Professors who had the biggest impact on you and why: Philosophy professor Peter Fosl

and history professor Frank Russell both understand the value of a professor/student rela-tionship. It was the e-mails and conversations outside of the classroom that really pro-voked my intellectual curiosity.

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“There are faces I remember” wasthe theme of Alumni Weekend

2003, and more than 700 alumni returnedto Transylvania to renew acquaintancesfrom their college years at events thatincluded a golf outing, an afternoon atKeeneland, the Pioneer Hall of Fame Din-ner, the Alumni Celebration Luncheon,and numerous class reunion events.

In his luncheon address, Transylvaniahistory professor emeritus Paul Fuller ledthe audience on a nostalgic journeythrough his 30-year association with theUniversity.

Fuller, who retired in 1995, was namedfaculty memberof the year threetimes in separatedecades. Presi-dent Charles L.Shearer recalledthat Fuller wasrespected for hisknowledge of his-tory, his humor,his enthusiasm,and—accordingto one former

student—“his ability to instill interest inthe most unresponsive of us.”

Fuller joined the faculty in 1964. “Joe Binford, who was already well

established in the history and political sci-ence department, called me at the Uni-versity of Kentucky, where I was an ADD(all but dissertation done), and asked if Iwas interested in applying for a positionin European history,” he said. “AlthoughI was trying to push my dissertation along,I accepted the appointment.”

Fuller found Transy to be a perfect placeto practice the craft of teaching while alsolearning the full range of duties of an activeand responsible college professor.

“The quarter system was then in place,and I regularly taught over 300 studentsduring the nine-month academic year,”he said. “This number increased when, ina moment of academic delirium, we addeda ‘super’ term. By contrast, under the mod-ified semester system adopted in 1977, wewere teaching half that number of stu-dents when I retired.”

Fuller learned that in addition to teach-

ing, writing, and staying abreast of devel-opments in one’s discipline, Transy pro-fessors also were expected to maintainregular office hours, advise students, sup-port cultural and artistic events on cam-pus, join professional organizations, andcontribute to the civic life of the commu-nity. His colleagues became mentors tothe young professor and, he said, “bar-ring a trait here or a technique there, Imodeled my career on the good examplesI saw at Transylvania day in and day out.”

One of Fuller’s most memorablemoments occurred in 1969, when a firenearly destroyed Old Morrison. Fuller hadreturned to his third floor office thatevening to work on his dissertation, dis-covered the fire, and sounded the alarm.

His heroes, however, were not the fire-fighters who successfully extinguished theblaze. Instead, his heroes were some Tran-sy students who, after hearing that Fuller’snotes and dissertation drafts were still inhis office, persuaded the firefighters to runa ladder up to the third floor, go in a win-dow, and rescue the irreplaceable materi-als.

After nine years at Transylvania, Fulleraccepted a position at Wesleyan Collegein Macon, Ga.—a move he described as amajor mistake of his teaching career. Whenhe returned to Transylvania in 1977, hefound that enrollment had shrunk to 600,the endowment was a meager $3 million,and the University was in dire need of aturnaround.

The reversal began shortly there-after—an accomplishment Fuller creditsin large part to the dynamic leadership ofWilliam T. Young as chairman of the boardand Charles L. Shearer as president.

“Working with the Youngs (first Billand now Bill Jr.), a supportive board, andan able faculty and staff, Dr. Shearer hasoverseen and directed 20 years of unpar-alleled growth and advancement,” Fullerobserved. “Today, in the areas of financialstability, in governance and staff, and inalumni support, our college has surpassedall previous eras—even the golden yearsof the early 19th-century administrationof Horace Holley—and is truly in a sec-ond golden age.”

Clockwise, from top left:

■ Junior Raewyn Tamer talks withElizabeth “Betsy” Davis Ewalt ’38 duringthe Chi Omega open house.The sororitycelebrated its Transy centennial this year.photo by Kim Soper

■ Chi Omega sponsors and other studentparticipants pose with Collin Truitt Poynter,center, son of business administration pro-fessor Julia Poynter, for whom the Collin’sClassic 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament isnamed.The event raised money for theUniversity of Kentucky Hospital pediatriconcology outpatient clinic, which treatedCollin.photo by Kim Soper

■ Betty Harp Bohon ’53, Joyce McGuire’54, and McGuire’s seeing-eye dog Glider,wait in the lobby of Mitchell Fine Arts forthe Transylvania Choir, Singers, Vocal JazzEnsemble, and Concert Band performanceto begin.photo by Katherine Yeakel

■ From left, Penni Lowery ’73, Lucy Points’92, Kira Munson Campbell ’96, and BobbyCampbell ’98 talk about their careers dur-ing the Art Program AlumniRoundtable/Reception.photo by Katherine Yeakel

■ Class of 1967 members Jay Gross,Grady Lehman, Jan Anestis, and VirginiaNeuhoff review their racing programs asSteve Hornbach prepares to take a seatduring the Transy alumni afternoon atKeeneland.photo by Kim Soper

■ Derik Rubsch ’93, Laurelee Rubsch,Sean Tipton ’86, and Linda CampbellTipton ’88 begin the first leg of the Alumni5K Run/Walk held at the University ofKentucky Arboretum.Twenty alumni andfour Transy students took part in the bene-fit, which raised money for Transy’sAlternative Spring Break program.photo by Katherine Yeakel

■ Mr. Pioneer and Miss Transylvania 2003Charlie Starling and Aimee Hicks, center,accept congratulations from Mr. Pioneerand Miss Transylvania 2002 Jeremy Gerweand Monica Majmundar.photo by Joseph Rey Au

Alumni reconnect with faces they remember during Alumni Weekend

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Morrison Medallion

Presented to alums for outstanding service to Transylvania and its programs

Mel Boyd ’58 and Janice Jackson Boyd ’58

Mel and Janice Boyd,members of the ThirdCentury Founders giftclub, have supportedTransylvania as individu-

als and as a couple for more than fourdecades. Janice, a longtime member andpresident of the Transylvania Women’sClub, is class agent and a recipient ofthe Distinguished Service Award. Mel, aretired insurance executive, has servedas scorekeeper for men’s basketballgames for 40 years and is a member ofthe Pioneer Hall of Fame. He was presi-dent and a board member of the formerT-Club and of the Alumni ExecutiveBoard, and is adviser for the Transylvaniachapter of Circle K, a service organiza-tion of the Kiwanis Club.

Irvin E. Lunger Award

Presented for unique and exceptional service to Transylvania

James E. Hardymon

James E. Hardy-mon has given gen-erously of his timeand resources sincejoining the Transyl-vania Board ofTrustees in 2000.

He currently serves as a member of theboard’s Executive Committee and itsFinance Committee. Hardymon is theretired chairman and CEO of Textron Inc.,a $12 billion global company with mar-ket-leading operations in aircraft, auto-motive, industrial, and finance segments.He serves on numerous corporateboards and is a member of advisoryboards for Investcorp, Inc., and Proud-foot Consulting Company. He holdsbachelor’s and master’s degrees in civilengineering from the University of Ken-tucky.

The Transylvania Medal

Presented to a non-alum who, throughfriendship and outstanding service,

has promoted Transylvania

James F. Glenn

James F. Glenn, amember of the Tran-sylvania Board ofTrustees since 1982,has been a loyalsupporter of manyprojects and pro-

grams, including the William T. YoungScholars program. His recent gift of $1.16million to the University will fund con-struction of a new and larger bookstoreto serve the entire campus community. Aretired urologist, he has taught, prac-ticed, consulted, and served in adminis-tration at a number of schools of medi-cine and hospitals, including Duke Univer-sity, Yale University, Emory University, theUniversity of Kentucky, The Mount SinaiMedical Center, Mount Sinai School ofMedicine, and Mount Sinai Hospital.

Clockwise, from top left:

■ Suzy Bell Gartin and Sally SmithPace, both class of 1958, tour the CliveM. Beck Athletic and Recreation Center.photo by Katherine Yeakel

■ Jeannine Meece May ’78 and herdaughters Madeline and Elizabeth lookthrough a scrapbook in the Phi Muchapter room.photo by Kim Soper

■ From left, Roby Norvell, Hanna FisterNorvell ’93, David Eads, Cathy RobertsEads ’93, Kelley Garrett Burczyk ’93,and Fred Burczyk ’92 enjoy the TGIF-Alumni Weekend Kick-Off Party at theRadisson Plaza Hotel.photo by Katherine Yeakel

■ Class of 1943 members Bill Bryden,Buddy Snider, and Dick Bradley discussthe early days of Transy’s Delta SigmaPhi chapter.photo by Katherine Yeakel

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Joretta Carney Crowe ’92 Joretta Carney Crowe was a star bas-

ketball player at Transylvania from 1988-92, scoring 1,670 career points, a women’sprogram record. She holds seven otherrecords, including single-season scoring(574) and field goal percentage for a sea-son (59.3) and career (54.8).

Crowe made the NAIA All-Districtteam every season except her junior year,when she underwent knee surgery. As teamcaptain, she came back her senior year toaverage 19.3 points and nine rebounds pergame, earning her Most Valuable Playerrecognition and honorable mention All-American honors.

She has been a teacher, counselor, andcoach at the middle school and high schoollevels for Frankfort (Ky.) IndependentSchools for 11 years. The Bluegrass Con-ference named her High School Coach ofthe Year in 1999, and she was a memberof the Frankfort State-Journal’s All-Aca-demic Faculty Team last year. She holds amaster’s degree and Rank I from EasternKentucky University.

W. Landen Summay ’87 W. Landen Summay played on soccer

teams that qualified for the NAIA districttournament in each of his four seasons atTransylvania. He was captain his senioryear, when the Pioneers defeated the Uni-versity of Kentucky and Morehead StateUniversity on their way to an 11-4-3 recordand the district championship.

Summay was named to All-State, All-

Section, and All-Region teams, and wasan Academic All-American and Academ-ic All-District.

An illustrator and graphic artist, Sum-may is the founder and owner of Groove-nile Environments, a Cincinnati art anddesign company specializing in children’srooms and furniture. He is also a freelancedesigner and illustrator for several agen-cies and independent clients.

Bobby S. Pace ‘59 A junior college transfer student, Bobby

S. Pace lettered two years in basketball andone in baseball. He was co-captain of thebasketball team his senior year.

Pace returned to Transy in 1964 as aphysical education instructor and assistantmen’s basketball coach, helping to guidethat year’s team to a 21-10 record and aberth in the NAIA national tournament.He later coached for 10 years at Louisville’sValley High School. He serves on the boardof the Kentucky Athletic Hall of Fame.

An ardent supporter of Transylvania,Pace has assisted the University’s admis-sions efforts in recommending and helpingto recruit prospective students. He returnsto campus often for basketball games andgolf outings.

Pace spent 20 years with the U.S. Gov-ernment Defense Investigative Service. Heand his wife, Sally Smith Pace ’58, startedand recently sold Pace Background Inves-tigations in Louisville.

Mary Helen Crutcher Orth ’49 Mary Helen Crutcher Orth played field

hockey, basketball, and tennis at Transyl-vania from 1945-49. She won the statechampionship in archery in 1946 and1947, and was a member of the state cham-pionship badminton doubles team in 1947.

The Transy Women’s Athletic Associ-ation named Orth the top female athletein 1947 and 1949. She served as presidentand secretary of that organization, and aspresident of the Young Women’s Christ-ian Association.

Orth enjoyed a 20-year career with thefederal government. Upon retiring as anenvironmental and safety manager at theNaval Security Station in Washington,D.C., she received the Meritorious Civil-ian Service Award and an American flag.She is a former board member of the NorthCarolina Coastal Federation, a chapter ofthe League of Women Voters, and home-owners associations in Virginia and NorthCarolina.

Four inducted into Pioneer Hall of Fame

Four new members were inductedinto the Pioneer Hall of Fame

during Alumni Weekend 2003,including Joretta Carney Crowe ’92,the women’s basketball all-timeleading scorer. Other inductees weremulti-sports star Mary HelenCrutcher Orth ’49, basketball co-cap-tain Bobby S. Pace ’59, and soccerstandout W. Landen Summay ’87.The Pioneer Hall of Fame recognizesformer athletes and coaches whoare alumni of the University and oth-ers who have made outstandingcontributions to the field of athlet-ics, thereby bringing honor toTransylvania.

■ The newest members of the PioneerHall of Fame are, from left, Bobby S.Pace ’59, W. Landen Summay ’87,Mary Helen Crutcher Orth ’49, andJoretta Carney Crowe ’92.

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■ Susan-Yonts Shepard paddles on alake in Canada’s Waterton National Park.As associate deputy chief for programsand legislation for the U.S. Departmentof Agriculture Forest Service, she hasthe chance to experience nature moreoften and more intimately than manypeople do.

L ast summer, SusanYonts-Shepard’s dailyactivities were inter-

rupted by a phone call fromthe White House. PresidentGeorge W. Bush wanted tovisit one of the forests beingravaged by wildfires—theworst the nation had seen inalmost 50 years.

Yonts-Shepard, and othermembers of the U.S. Depart-ment of Agriculture ForestService’s Washington, D.C.,office, hustled to arrange atrip to Oregon. The processinvolved locating an airportthat met the requirements foran Air Force One landing,preparing a briefing book and

video that would give the President, hisstaff, and the press corps valuable infor-mation about the fires, identifying loca-tions that would satisfy the President’ssecurity detail, and organizing an on-sitepress conference.

Having a demanding, high profile proj-ect pop up at the last minute is somethingYonts-Shepard has come to expect duringher 28 years with the forest service. Fromher early days in the public affairs officeto her current position as associate deputy

chief for programs and legislation, the1973 Transy graduate has faced many chal-lenges—including the much heralded spot-ted owl issue—at an agency thatsimultaneously copes with the unpre-dictable will of nature and the tumultuoustides of politics.

“If you like to work on one thing untilyou’re finished and then move to the next,this is not the job for you,” she said. “It’slike a hospital emergency room. You haveto treat whatever comes in the door.”

A ‘smorgasbord’ of knowledge When Yonts-Shepard arrived on Tran-

sy’s campus in the late 1960s, she broughtwith her a keen interest in politics, but anuncertainty of how to take that passionand turn it into a career. A native of OakRidge, Tenn., Yonts-Shepard chose Tran-sy because she liked the intimate atmos-phere and classroom discussions affordedby a small college and wanted to take avariety of courses.

“The curriculum was really broad. Itwas almost like a smorgasbord. You couldsample all sorts of different things,” shesaid. “Since I wasn’t really sure what Iwanted to do, I just took a lot of differ-ent courses. Transy allowed me the free-dom to do that.”

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Cultivating a passion for politicsSusan Yonts-Shepard ’73 protects the nation’s naturalbounty through her work at the U.S. Forest Service

fessors John Wright and Joseph Binfordconvinced her to major in both politicalscience and history.

“(Wright and Binford) looked moretoward the social aspects of history ratherthan just dates,” she said. “They lookedat what was motivating people to makedecisions and why things happened theway they did, which was fascinating to me.”

After graduating from Transylvania,Yonts-Shepard moved to Washington,D.C. She worked for a congressman fromTennessee before taking a position withthe agriculture committee, where shebecame involved with the Eastern Wilder-ness Act.

“It was an attempt to take what hadbeen cut-over, developed land and put itback in a natural state,” she said. “I thoughtit was really interesting that people want-ed to do that—take this land that had beenhorribly abused and renew it and then keepit in this wild state.”

Impressed by this Earth-friendly legis-lation, Yonts-Shepard decided the emerg-ing field of environmental politics mightbe right for her. She joined the USDA For-est Service’s public affairs office, a start-ing point that offered many advantages.

“You end up working on a lot of dif-ferent issues and initiatives, and it givesyou another perspective because you’redealing with the press,” she said.

Idaho, Washington, and the spotted owlAfter getting a feel for the forest serv-

ice in Washington, D.C., Yonts-Shepardbecame a public information officer inCoeur d’Alene, Idaho.

“That’s where I really learned what wasgoing on in the national forests, not froma policy standpoint, but from an imple-mentation of policy standpoint,” she said.

A few years later, she returned to Wash-ington and joined the legislative affairsstaff, where she worked for eight yearsbefore moving on to land managementplanning and strategic planning.

When the spotted owl controversyerupted in the late 1980s, Yonts-Shepardbecame project leader for environmentaldocumentation on the subject.

“It was truly amazing,” she said. “Iwould have phone calls from newspaperreporters in Australia, New Zealand, andNigeria. We would get calls from Russia,because they have a lot of old growth inthe Siberian area.”

The issue was widely covered in theUnited States as well, with Time maga-

zine devoting a cover story to the plightof the owls and the old growth forests thatprovide their habitat. Even today, Yonts-Shepard uses the issue as a reference pointwhen people unfamiliar with the forestservice ask about her job.

In addition to her role with the spot-ted owl debate, Yonts-Shepard was partof the Columbia River Basin Team andserved as agency representative to the exec-utive office of the President, Council onEnvironmental Quality. She accepted hercurrent position as associate deputy chieffor programs and legislation in 2002.

“It’s tailor-made for everything I’veever been interested in,” she said.

Yonts-Shepard is involved in deter-mining which policies are working andwhich need adjustment, monitoring andresponding to any legislation that’s pro-posed, and dealing with the press and spe-cial interest groups.

Background checksYonts-Shepard likes to know as much

as possible about whatever subject she’sfocused on, whether it be job related or apersonal interest.

When she first began to work on thespotted owl issue, she asked a friend toarrange for her to visit one of the oldgrowth forests in Oregon. Escorted bytwo wildlife biologists, Yonts-Shepardwatched a pair of spotted owls teach threefledglings how to hunt for food. At onepoint, the birds came within about fourfeet of the group.

Yonts-Shepard expanded her fondnessof murder mysteries by co-producing andhosting a public access television seriestitled Mystery Readers Corner. During theshow’s four-year run, she interviewed best-selling mystery writers such as Joan Hess,Patricia Cornwell, Eric Stone, and PeterRobinson, as well as members of the policeforce, private detectives, military investi-gators, and fellow fans of mystery novels.When she decided to write a novel, Yonts-Shepard took courses and became a cer-tified private investigator. She’s now onher second novel and says she may even-tually seek a publisher. The PI classes pro-vided her with great background material,and the experience helped her becomemore aware of behavioral cues, a skill shenow uses on a daily basis.

“I’ve noticed that I’m much moreobservant about how people react whenthey’re telling me something, their bodylanguage.”

In 1999, Yonts-Shepard had the oppor-tunity to learn more about negotiatingand policymaking when she was one ofabout 35 people accepted by the John F.Kennedy School of Government at Har-vard University into a program designedfor senior-level government officials andindustry leaders. Taught primarily throughcase study, the program gives participantsthe chance to interact with figures innational and world politics.

During Yonts-Shepard’s time at theschool, the distinguished list included polit-ical pundit, author, and columnist AndrewSullivan, President Gerald Ford, formerNational Security Adviser Brent Scow-croft, Meet the Press moderator TimRussert, and now retired U.S. SenatorGeorge Mitchell, who visited shortly afterbrokering the first peace agreement inNorthern Ireland. Following a lecture,most of the visitors were available for one-on-one chats over coffee.

“You could ask them to sit down andtalk,” she said. “When they found out youworked for the government, they werealways more than willing to let you pumpthem for information.”

A natural choiceWorking to protect and promote

national forests has given Yonts-Shepardthe chance to experience nature more oftenand more intimately than many people do.

On one outing, she watched park serv-ice officials tranquilize and tag a grizzlybear, so the animal’s movements could betracked. After the bear regained con-sciousness and wandered away, Yonts-Shepard and her companions encountereda mother and two cubs playing in the snow.

“They were just like kids,” she said.“They would go up to the top of the hilland slide down on the snow, and then goback up and slide down again. We watchedthem about a half an hour. It was great.”

While animals have provided somememorable moments, there’s also a humanfactor that makes staying with the forestservice worthwhile.

“The people in this organization areextremely dedicated,” Yonts-Shepard said.“They came into it not because they liketo shuffle paper from one end of the deskto the other, but because they have a realland ethic. I found very quickly that I likeworking with people who understand thatthe decisions they’re making have somekind of impact on a piece of land outthere.” ■

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The granting of threeBingham Awards for Excellencein Teaching highlighted recentannouncements of facultyrecognition, which also includ-ed Bingham Start-Up Awards,tenure, and promotions.

Bingham honorsBingham Awards for Excel-

lence in Teaching went to eco-nomics professor Alan Bartley‘93, education professor AmyEl-Hindi, and chemistry profes-sor Carl Heltzel. A committeeof outside educators evaluatedcandidates and selected thethree, who will receive annualsalary supplements for fiveyears, then be reevaluated forfuture fellowships.

Bartley joined the faculty in1999, when he also received aBingham Start-Up Award. He

had been aneconomicsinstructor atVanderbilt Uni-versity, wherehe earned hisPh.D. in eco-nomics. HisB.A. in eco-

nomics and finance is fromTransylvania.

Economic issues related tocrime is an area of specializa-tion for Bartley. Since comingto Transylvania, he has usedUniversity grants from theKenan Fund for Faculty andStudent Enrichment and theDavid and Betty Jones Fund forFaculty Development to studysocio-economics in Brazil andeconomics in Amsterdam.

On campus, Bartley took partin a faculty seminar titled“Teaching Race,” a key compo-nent of political science profes-sor Don Dugi’s Bingham-YoungProfessorship program. He hasalso been a key participant inLeadershop, a leadership initia-tive for students.

“As a young teacher, Alanhas grown considerably sincecoming to Transylvania,” said

David L. Shannon, interim vicepresident and dean of the col-lege. “He has been very activein the life of the college andhas taken seriously the ques-tion of how to help studentsbecome successful.”

El-Hindi,previously aneducation pro-fessor at TexasTech Universi-ty, joined thefaculty in1998. Sheearned a B.A.in English and journalism fromSyracuse University, an M.A.T.in education at the Universityof North Carolina at Chapel Hill,and a Ph.D. in education fromSyracuse. El-Hindi’s areas ofexpertise include instructionaltheory and design, readingstrategies, and constructivism,which is an approach to teach-ing that emphasizes the activeparticipation of the learner.

At Transy, she is the facultycoordinator for SaturdaySchool, a voluntary programthat allows education studentsto work with inner city school-children. She also took part inthe “Teaching Race” seminarcoordinated by Dugi in whichshe explored the needs ofminority students in publicschools.

“Amy’s discipline is to pre-pare our students to be goodteachers, so she’s very awareof teaching techniques, howpeople learn, and what we cando to help students,” said Shan-non. “She identifies with eachof her students and wantsthem to be successful.”

Heltzel,formerly amember ofthe adjunctfaculty atNorthern Vir-ginia Commu-nity College,joined the fac-ulty in 1997. He earned a Ph.D.

in organic chemistry from Vir-ginia Polytechnic Institute andState University and a B.S. inchemistry from Radford Univer-sity.

An on-going research topicfor Heltzel is the isolation ofnatural products in plants thathave the potential to be anti-cancer agents. He has usedJones grants to supportresearch activity that hasinvolved some of his students.

Heltzel was the principalinvestigator in a successfulgrant proposal to the NationalScience Foundation for partialfunding of a new $200,000nuclear magnetic resonancespectrometer for the sciencedepartment. He also createdand directs SAT Chem: Sup-porting Appalachian Teachers ofChemistry, a program designedto assist high school chemistryteachers in Appalachian Ken-tucky.

“In his outreach program toAppalachian schools, Carl isviewing college teaching in abroader context,” said Shannon.“He is suggesting that to besuccessful with our studentshere at Transy, there may be

cases where we have to helpwith their preparation beforethey arrive on campus.”

In addition to these BinghamAwards, Bingham Start-UpAwards went to anthropologyprofessor Chris Begley, philoso-phy professor Ellen Cox, andmusic instructor Scott Phillips,all of whom will become regu-lar, tenure-track members ofthe faculty in September.

Promotions and tenureTenure and promotion to

associate professor have beenawarded to French and Spanishprofessor Simonetta Cochis,computer science professorand program director KennyMoorman, biology professorPeggy Palombi, and history pro-fessor Frank Russell. Religionprofessor and program directorPaul Jones, already a full pro-fessor, was granted tenure.

Promotions to full professorwent to education professor andeducation, physical education,and exercise science divisionchair Angela Hurley, physicaleducation professor Don Lane,and music professor and finearts division chair Greg Partain.

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■ Jenny Utz discusses her poster presentation on sci-entific explanations of near-death experiences with aguest during the third annual Foundations of theLiberal Arts (FLA) Conference held in HauptHumanities on April 28. More than 50 first-year stu-dents displayed posters or gave formal presentationson the research they completed as part of the two-semester FLA course.

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Delcamp Visiting Scholars share experiences Students learned about the art of writing poetry and the chal-

lenges of critiquing art through interaction with two Delcamp Visit-ing Scholars during winter term.

Author and critic Terry Teachout visited in Febru-ary. Teachout has written critiques on music, art,dance, and theater for distinguished publicationssuch as Time, The Washington Post, The NewYork Times, and The Wall Street Journal. Herecently published a biography titled The Skeptic:A Life of H.L. Mencken, which has won criticalpraise.

“Terry Teachout spoke with several classes ontopics ranging from aesthetics to philosophy to

pop culture, always in an engaging, inviting, and inclusive manner,”said music professor and division of fine arts chair Greg Partain. “Itwas a marvel to see such a rare mind in action.”

In March, poet and Yale University professorElizabeth Alexander gave a public reading ofselections from her most recent volume, Antebel-lum Dream Book, as well as some of her unpub-lished material. She also met with students takingliterature and creative writing courses.

“It was wonderful for us all—students andteachers—to hear her read her own material,”said English professor and program directorAnthony Vital. “In the question and answer ses-

sion, students learned much that is valuable about the importanceof writing and the practice of the craft. She spoke eloquentlyabout the kind of watchfulness a writer needs, the kind of reflec-tion, the attention to music.”

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Maurine Dallas Watkins ‘18 probablywouldn’t have been surprised at all the hooplasurrounding the 2002 Academy Award-winningmovie Chicago. After all, it was her fertile imag-ination that gave the world the original Chicagoin 1926, a satirical play that has been the basisfor all the stage and movie versions that haveappeared since then.

Watkins, a Louisville native, was a student at both Transylva-nia and Hamilton College, a junior college affiliated with Tran-sy, from 1914-17. She completed her junior year at Transy,studying Greek and Roman classics and serving as editor-in-chief of The Transylvanian, the University’s literary magazine.

After attending several other colleges and working as areporter for the Chicago Tribune and the New York Telegram,Watkins wrote Chicago while studying playwriting at Yale Uni-versity. The play drew from several of the high-profile murdercases she had reported on while covering criminal courts.

The play was a Broadway hit in 1926 and spawned 1927and 1942 movie versions before Bob Fosse turned it into astage musical in 1975. The 1996 musical stage production isnow Broadway’s longest-running revival and was the inspira-tion for the 2002 Oscar-winning movie.

After her success with Chicago, Watkins was a Hollywoodscreenwriter from 1930-40, working under contract to most ofthe major studios, including MGM, Paramount, and WarnerBrothers. Among her credits is the 1936 MGM film LibeledLady, starring Spencer Tracy, William Powell, and Myrna Loy.

Watkins died in 1969 in Jacksonville, Fla.

Chicago: Transy student started i t all

Two special funds and a scholarshiphave been established to help support andenhance students’ learning activities atTransylvania.

The Rick O’Neil Endowment Fund willprovide an annual grant for a lecturer to befeatured in the Rick O’Neil Lecture Series.Named in honor of the late philosophy pro-fessor who also served as program chairand chair of the humanities division, thelectures will address philosophical issuesthat would have been of keen interest tohim, such as social justice, applied ethics,and the teaching of philosophy for children.

The Arthur E. and Martha S. Hearron

Theater Endowment Fund will provideannual grants for special drama programs,including support of student theater activi-ties, travel scholarships for students toattend drama-related events, and fundingfor guest artists. Arthur Hearron attendedTransy from 1953-1955. He later served inthe U.S. Air Force and received degreesfrom Washburn University and the Univer-sity of Michigan. Martha Hearron alsoreceived degrees from the University ofMichigan. The Hearrons are retired after a

combined 60 years in clinical research anddevelopment with The Upjohn Co. (nowPharmacia Corp.) and are long-time sup-porters of the performing arts.

The Harrison County, Kentucky, Schol-

arship will provide financial aid to incomingand returning students from that centralKentucky county. Preference will be givento candidates with a record of leadership,

community service, and academic achieve-ment, and to those who would otherwisefind enrollment at Transylvania difficult dueto limited financial resources.

Restricted scholarships and endowedfunds can be initiated with a gift of as littleas $10,000. For additional information, con-tact the development office at (859) 281-3692 or (800) 487-2679.

Special funds, scholarship enhance learning opportunities for students

Planning continues for construction of new bookstoreConstruction should begin within a year on Transylvania’s new bookstore, which will

be nearly twice as large as the existing facility and be in a more prominent location onthe main campus.

The most likely location is outside Old Morrison circle, said President Charles L.Shearer. “The new bookstore will complement our other campus buildings and be amuch more comprehensive facility,” he said.

A committee composed of faculty, student, and staff representatives is gatheringinformation and ideas on what the bookstore should be like. “We’ve met with facultymembers representing the six academic divisions, and with a student focus group,” saidShearer. “We’re getting feedback from the constituencies who will use the bookstore.We want to be sure we make it the right size and provide the services and features thatpeople want.”

Construction of the new bookstore is being funded by a $1.16 million gift to theUniversity from James F. Glenn, a retired medical doctor, academic dean, professor, andhealth care administrator, and Transylvania Board of Trustees member.

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If you do business with someone, youhave a stake in their success. In essence,that was a primary reason former U.S.Trade Representative Charlene Barshefskygave for why international trade can helpnations avoid conflict and pave the way toprosperity.

In her Kenan Lecture address in HagginAuditorium on March 26, titled “CurrentTrends in U.S. and International Trade Liber-alization,” Barshefsky traced the develop-ment of post-World War II internationaltrade policies and agreements. She notedthat many current organizations and poli-cies, such as the International MonetaryFund and the General Agreement on Tariffsand Trade, were created from 1947 to 1951and can be seen as a legacy of formerPresident Franklin D. Roosevelt and hisadvisers as they looked to a post-warworld.

“Roosevelt and his colleaguesargued that by opening worldtrade, they could restore eco-nomic health and global growthand raise living standards, andthat would help promote peaceand stability,” said Barshefsky.“Their great insight was that ifyou trade with your neighbor, youwill have an interest in their sta-bility and prosperity.”

Even while acknowledging thattrade liberalization can cause themigration of jobs overseas andchanges in the nature of jobs,Barshefsky made a firm case for

the benefits of keeping open the gates ofcommerce among nations, and included alocal example.

“The economic rationale for trade liberal-ization is that by opening foreign markets,you allow both exports and imports togrow,” she said. “Kentucky now exports $8billion to 153 countries, from Algeria toZambia, A to Z. That’s 150,000 jobs attribut-able to economic integration in the globaleconomy.”

The other side of the trading coin,Barshefsky said, can be seen in regionswhere nations are economically isolated.The most severe cases today, she said, aremany of the countries that make up theMuslim Middle East, including Iraq, Iran,and Libya, among others.

“The Muslim Middle East is the mosteconomically isolated part of the world

today,” she said. “Since 1980, while thepopulation of this region has doubled, itsshare of world trade has fallen 75 percentand its gross domestic product hasdropped 25 percent.”

Barshefsky was chief trade negotiatorand principal trade policymaker for the Unit-ed States from 1996-2001. She is bestknown for negotiating the historic marketopening agreement with China on its entryinto the World Trade Organization.

Anthony Pernice, a junior economicsmajor, was impressed with Barshefsky’sapproach to her subject.

“While slanted toward the positive side, Ithink she still acknowledged some of thefaults of international trade,” he said. “Theway she brought history into it was impor-tant and really gave me a good perspective.”

Economics professor Alan Bartley sawthe speech as a meaningfulsupplement to class material.

“We talk about so many ofthese issues in class, andhaving someone from out-side academia who has prac-ticed these ideas on a day-to-day basis really hits homewith students,” said Bartley.

■ Charlene Barshefskyspoke with, from left,sophomores JenWagenmaker and AlanThacker, and senior KellyMorris, at the reception fol-lowing her Kenan Lecture.

Barshefsky promotes international trade in Kenan lecture

Olesja Lukjanova, a juniorwith a double major in econom-ics and accounting, was theonly Kentucky college studentto be named to USA TODAY’s2003 All-USA College Academ-ic Team. She made the honor-able mention list.

A native of Latvia, Lukjanovaplans to study corporate lawand teach economics at theuniversity level in the future.During her time at Transylvania,she has distinguished herselfby winning on-campus awardsand statewide recognition, themost prominent of which wasthe Best Undergraduate Stu-dent Paper Award she received

at the Kentucky EconomicsAssociation conference in2002. Other honors include aKentucky-Tennessee DistrictCircle K International scholar-ship, a Student Alumni Associa-tion Outstanding FreshmanAward, and a TransylvaniaScholarship, awarded annuallyto select juniors and seniors fortheir distinguished leadership,academic performance, andcharacter.

“In my 30 years of teaching,I have never met a studentwith better attitude and intellec-tual skills than Olesja,” saidTransylvania accounting profes-sor and program director Dan

Fulks. “An excellent scholar andcitizen, she epitomizes whatwe search for in our studentsat Transylvania.”

Lukjanova receives national recognition

CorrectionsAn article on page 15 of the

spring Transylvania magazinemistakenly credits the AlumniAssociation as being among thesponsors of the Alumni Net-working Fair. The actual sponsorwas the Student Alumni Associ-ation. Also, in the “Marriages”section of that issue, the classyear of Mary Fooks Breeze ’01was incorrectly listed as ’02.Transylvania regrets the errors.

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Transylvania’s unique heritage, which began during America’s Rev-olutionary War era, will be interpreted and displayed throughout the cam-pus by a history gallery project now in the planning stage.

The modular exhibits, which will be located in various buildings, willemphasize Transy’s history in relation to regional and national events. TheUniversity’s decision to admit women students beginning in 1889, forexample, might be interpreted in the context of the national women’ssuffrage movement. Other significant historical trends and events, begin-ning with the establishment of higher education in the pioneer West andextending at least through the civil rights movement of the 1960s, wouldbe integrated with events at Transy that mirror those issues.

The project would also illustrate the impact on American history ofprominent Transylvanians such as Stephen F. Austin, Cassius M. Clay,John C. Breckinridge, Richard M. Johnson, John Harlan, and others.

“This will be an excellent opportunity for us to highlight moments inAmerican history and their connection with Transylvania,” said David L.Shannon, interim vice president and dean of the college, who heads asteering committee charged with creating the history gallery.

Because the exhibits will be located in lobbies and hallways of aca-demic and student life buildings, Transylvania’s heritage will becomemuch more apparent to students, faculty, staff, and visitors.

“Transylvania has this huge, long history that’s very impressive, andthere’s very little exposition of it,” said art professor Nancy Wolsk, whoteamed with English professor Anthony Vital to create the gallery pro-posal. “We should weave more of the visible and written culture of Tran-sy into the daily life of the campus.”

Added Vital, “As a liberal arts college, Transylvania honors the use ofhistory to help us come to terms with the complexity of both the pastand the present. The history gallery will be a visible reminder of theimportance of that process.”

An incoming first-year student will receive a$12,000 scholarship thanks to the generosity of mem-bers of the class of 2003. The Senior Challenge scholar-ship is funded exclusively by gifts from the graduatingclass.

Fifty percent of the 2003 class members participatedby designating all or part of their room deposit toSenior Challenge or making a multi-year pledge. Forty-one participants pledged $250 or more.

“This is part of our legacy at Transylvania,” saidSenior Challenge co-chair Jeff Rayford, who was arecipient of the Senior Challenge scholarship as a first-year student. “It meant a lot to me, and it’s a uniqueway to help another student have the same experiencewe had here.”

It also maximizes the investment that class membershave made in their education by helping Transy continueto climb in national rankings, according to Andy Ral-ston, associate director of annualgiving and coordinator of SeniorChallenge. “The higher our alumnigiving rate, the higher we areranked,” he explained.

The Senior Challenge committeechose Ladonna Cord of Corbin, Ky.,to receive the scholarship for the2003-04 academic year. The deci-sion is based on academic poten-tial and financial need.

Senior Challenge funds $12,000 scholarship

A planned renovation ofBrown Science Center laborato-ries will allow the facilities toaccommodate modern teachingmethods while upgrading safe-ty factors and providing a morerewarding science experiencefor Transylvania students.

Biology and chemistry labs,which have remained essential-ly unchanged since the buildingopened in 1970, will be the pro-ject’s focus. The renovation willcreate a lighter, more spaciousaspect for all the labs, in addi-tion to adding specifics such asmore fume vents for the chem-istry labs and new windowsalong the Upper Street side ofthe building. The project mayalso entail new classroomspace and social/academicmeeting areas.

A primary purpose will be tocreate labs where the teaching

and experiment functions canbe combined. Presently, teach-ing is done mostly in separateclassrooms, with labs used forexperiments.

“Why separate the class-room and the lab, when whatyou are teaching about is thechemicals?” said chemistryprofessor Eva Csuhai, a mem-ber of the renovation planningcommittee. Biology professorJames Wagner represents hisprogram on the committee.

The 1960s-style chemistrylabs in Brown Science have tallstructures running down themiddle of the tables that effec-tively cut off communicationamong students, and betweenstudents and professors. Atthat time, the lab was seen asa place for individual engage-ment with the experiment. Therenovation will eliminate those

barriers, allowing for moreinteraction.

“Our students will have amuch better experiencebecause they’ll get to exploremore, work together, and havemore time with professors,”said Csuhai. “Teaching is moreof an interactive venture than itwas in the 1960s, and the reno-vation will give us the kind ofmulti-use space that willencourage those explorations.”

Csuhai, Wagner, and Presi-dent Charles L. Shearer recent-ly spent two days at a confer-ence at Drury University inSpringfield, Mo., designedspecifically for colleges consid-ering building new science cen-ters or renovating older ones.

“This was a very timely con-ference for us,” said Shearer.“We saw many presentationson labs at other schools, and

we toured Drury’s new build-ing. It gave us a better sense ofwhere we want to go.”

Added Csuhai, “The three ofus bounced ideas off of eachother. It was a great experi-ence, talking with architectsand design firms, seeing theprojects they had completed atother schools.”

A $100,000 gift from JamesF. Glenn, a member of the Tran-sylvania Board of Trustees,kicked off the fund-raising cam-paign for the project, the costof which is expected to exceed$1 million, said Shearer. Any-one interested in supportingthe renovation may contactShearer at (859) 233-8111 orthe Development Office at(859) 281-3692 or (800) 487-2679. Construction is anticipat-ed to take place in the springand summer of 2005.

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Mahmud receives Rockefeller FoundationFellowship

Political science professor Sakah Mahmud has beenawarded a prestigious Rockefeller Foundation Visiting Fellow-ship to participate in the “Programin Religion, Conflict and Peace-keeping” sponsored by the KrocInstitute for International PeaceStudies at the University of NotreDame during the 2003-04 aca-demic year. Mahmud will beengaged in a research projecttitled “Islamic Activism, Con-flict and Peacebuilding in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Comparisonof Nigeria and Senegal.”

Swim elected to national postKristal Swim, a senior political science major from More-

head, Ky., was elected director of development for the CollegeDemocrats of America at its national convention in February.Swim will coordinate fundraising efforts and event logistics,serve as one of seven executive board members, and workclosely with the Democratic National Committee until the endof her one-year term.

Binford named studio teacher of the yearJoanna Binford, adjunct violin/viola instructor at Transy,

received the 2003 Studio Teacher Award from the Kentuckychapter of the American String Teachers Association. Only onestudio teacher in the state receives the award each year. Inaddition to her duties at Transy, Binford operates the largestviola studio in Kentucky and is the string coordinator for theKentucky Governor’s School for the Arts.

Holbrook receives National Science Foundationfellowship

Ashlee Holbrook, a senior computer science major fromGrayson, Ky., has been awarded a National Science Foundation

graduate research fellowship that willassist her as she pursues a Ph.D. incomputer science at the University ofKentucky. The three-year fellowshippays full tuition and fees and a stipendof $27,500, plus a travel grant to beused at some point during the fellow-ship tenure. Holbrook has alsoreceived UK’s multi-year and Daniel R.Reedy fellowships, and will spendthis summer conducting research at

NASA’s Ames Research Center in California through the Edu-cation Associates Program.

Transy IFC honoredTransylvania’s Interfraternity Council won the South-

eastern Interfraternity Council’s 2003 Alumni DevelopmentAward and received honorable mentions in the OutstandingEducational Program Award and Interfraternal Relations Awardcategories.

Vannatter awarded Cralle FellowshipCatherine Vannatter, a senior English major from

Catlettsburg, Ky., was awarded the Cralle Fellowship for gradu-ate study in anthropology at the University of Kentucky. The$15,000 fellowship carries a full tuition scholarship and healthinsurance. Vannatter was selected as the sole recipient of thisfellowship from among 36 other applicants from Kentucky’sindependent colleges.

Forensics team excels at competitionsTransy’s forensics team distinguished itself at both state

and national competitions during winter term.At the Kentucky Forensics AssociationState Tournament, Transy’s team tooksecond place among the smallschools in the individual eventsand debate categories and wonthird place overall, beating outcolleges with much larger pro-grams. Senior Colmon Elridgereceived the top individualhonor, the Pentathlon Award,and won first place in dramat-ic interpretation. At the National Christian College Forensics Invi-tational (NCCFI), hosted by Point Loma Nazarene University inSan Diego, the team finished third in the small schools division.

Day receives Smithsonian fellowship Physics professor and Moosnick

Museum curator Jamie Day receivedthe Smithsonian Institution’s DibnerResident Scholar Fellowship. Dayspent the month of May research-ing historical scientific apparatus atthe National Museum of AmericanHistory in Washington, D.C.

Stewart selected for internship with NOW Sarah Stewart, a senior political science major from Padu-

cah, Ky., was selected for a prestigious summer internshipwith the National Organization for Women in Washington, D.C.This is the second consecutive year that a Transy student hasreceived the internship. Sara Gibson, another Transy senior,completed a NOW internship in the summer of 2002.

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Eight swimmers makeNAIA All-American

Eight Transylvania swim-mers and divers earned All-American honors at the NAIANational Championships, held inLawrence, Kan., in March.

Transy finished in the topthree in six events, earning All-American recognition. JuniorMelinda Clyde was third in the100-yard backstroke and sopho-more Kayla Hanser took third inboth the one-meter and three-meter diving competition.

The women’s 200 medleyrelay team was third and includ-ed Clyde, sophomore JenniferMethvin, first-year student JillTaylor, and junior Lesley Welling-

ton. The women’s 200 freestylerelay team also finished third,consisting of Clyde, sophomoreKatie Jacobs, senior Kelly Mac-Donald, and Wellington.

For the men, senior AndyBarrick finished third in the 200breaststroke.

In team competition, thewomen’s team captured fourthplace while the men tied forfourth. A school-record 25swimmers and divers qualifiedfor the meet—15 women and10 men—under head swim-ming coach Jack Ebel ‘77 andhead diving coach Sarah Fields.

Three Transy swimmers werenamed NAIA Scholar Athletes.They are senior EmmaSowards, Wellington, and senior

Josh Wiglesworth.Highlights of the regular sea-

son included a first-place finishfor the women and second forthe men in the Transy WinterClassic, and first place by boththe men’s and women’s teams

in the Bluegrass Mountain Con-ference meet, during which thePioneers set eight schoolrecords. The Bluegrass Confer-ence chose Ebel as Coach ofthe Year and Clyde as Swimmerof the Year.

A senior-dominated team that got bet-ter as the season progressed turned in oneof the all-time best Transylvania women’sbasketball performances, posting a 23-5mark that included a record winning streak,a conference championship, and post-sea-son play in the NAIA national champi-onship.

The Pioneers won their first 13 games,which set the consecutive wins record. Injust its second year in the Heartland Colle-giate Athletic Conference, Transy wonthe regular season title with a sterling12-2 record. The Pioneers completedtheir shining season by winning theiropening game in the NAIA nationaltournament before losing in the quar-terfinals.

Head coach Mark Turner ‘77,named co-coach of the year in theHCAC, attributed much of the team’ssuccess to the examples set by hisfive seniors and to the up-tempostyle of play that won many fans forthe Pioneers.

“Our seniors really settled in andbecame very good, mature players,”said Turner. “They believed in our sys-tem and were still improving even atthe very end of the season. Ourexciting style of play gelled with ourfans. I don’t think we’ve ever hadmore support.”

Transy used a full-court, pressuredefense to create turnovers and quickscoring opportunities. For the year,

Transy’s opponents averaged nearly 23turnovers a game, compared with 13.8 forthe Pioneers. Transy outscored the opposi-tion by an average of almost 12 points pergame.

Transy entered post-season NAIA playwith a 21-3 record. In regional play, the Pio-neers defeated Central State University,the nation’s fourth-ranked team, by 66-58before losing to Brescia University 62-53.

After receiving an at-large bid to the

national tournament in Jackson, Tenn., Tran-sy nipped Auburn University Montgomery57-56 in first-round play on a last-secondfree throw by senior guard Nikki Young. ThePioneers lost in the second round to Van-guard University of Southern California by70-54.

Transy was led by senior guard TariYoung, whose 19.1 scoring average, 57three-point goals, 78 assists, and 74 stealswere all team highs. Young was named to

the NAIA All-America third team andwas the HCAC’s Most Valuable Play-er. She completed her Transy careerwith 1,586 points, moving her up toNo. 4 on the all-time women’s scor-ing list.

Young’s career-high 36 pointsagainst Central State ranks amongthe finest offensive performancesever by a Transy player.

“Tari had a tremendous senioryear,” said Turner. “Her hard work inpractice and intensity in games setthe tone for everybody else.”

The other four seniors played keyroles in the team’s success. NikkiYoung was the team’s third-leadingscorer with 11.7 a game, while for-ward Kelly Lewis was second with an11.8 average and was named to theNAIA All-Region XI team. Center KathyKryscio was the leading rebounderwith 6.93 per game, and guard JaneConner was second in assists with 53for the year.

Women’s basketball has banner year as Pioneers win HCAC, finish 23-5

Sports

■ Seniors Jane Conner, Nikki Young, Kathy Kryscio,Kelly Lewis, and Tari Young led Transy’s women’sbasketball team to a 23-5 season and an HCAC regu-lar season championship.

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Transylvania senior JohnHayne was named to the All-Heartland Collegiate AthleticConference golf team afterfinishing in a tie for seventh inindividual play during the con-ference tournament in May.

Hayne’s 36-hole total of 160led the Pioneers, who placedseventh in the tourney. SeniorMichael Ray fired a 167, goodfor a tie for 20th place, and

was later named to the Veri-zon Academic All-District IVmen’s at-large first team.Other Pioneer golfers werejunior Drew Kirk at 171 andsophomore Will Freeman at187.

Under head coach HarryStephenson ‘46, the Pioneerswon the Transy Invitational,played during the fall portionof their season.

Hayne is All-HCAC for men’s golf

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In the long and suc-cessful annals of Transylva-nia men’s basketball, a 13-11 season record may notsound like anything special.However, in the context ofTransy’s transition from ascholarship program toNCAA Division III status,this year’s record is note-worthy.

The previous year was astruggle from beginning toend as new head coachBrian Lane ‘90 inherited aroster of players with littlegame experience. Theresulting 4-20 recordmarked a low point in themodern era of Pioneer bas-ketball.

That’s why this year’srecord, highlighted by a 5-1mark in the last six gamesand a fifth-place finish in theHeartland Collegiate AthleticConference, has Lane and hisreturning players relishing nextyear.

“We started out 0-6 in theconference, then won six ofour last eight, and that reallygives me hope for the future,with the nucleus of young play-

ers we have,” said Lane. “Wewere focused not on worryingabout wins and losses, but onbeing competitive every nightout. With the exception of acouple of games, we did that.”

Transy began the year with aflourish, compiling a 6-1 recordheading into a holiday break tripto play in the Roanoke (Va.) Invi-

tational. Two losses in the tour-nament were the beginning of a2-9 stretch before the Pioneersregrouped for a strong finish.

“Down the stretch, we justflat out found a way to startwinning the close ones,” saidLane. “And that’s what pleasedme the most, how we finishedthe year on a winning note.”

The season’s final twogames showed how farTransy had come sincethe previous season.

First, the Pioneers held off adetermined and talentedAnderson University team 70-68 in the Beck Center. Then,Transy visited Franklin Collegeand defeated the Grizzlies 81-77. Franklin was the only schoolto put a blemish on the recordof conference leader HanoverCollege, which was 24-1 for theyear, won the HCAC tourna-ment, and played in the secondround of the NCAA Division IIInational tournament.

Senior forward JimmyKoseniak led the team inscoring with 12.1 pointsper game and joined team-mates Robert Pendleton, afirst-year guard, and MattFinke, first-year center, onthe All-HCAC honorablemention team. Koseniakwas an HCAC Player of theWeek, and Finke wasnamed to the All-NAIAIndependent Region sec-ond team. Senior guardNick Nash was an NAIAAll-American Scholar-Ath-lete.

Sports

In one of the most dominating per-formances in Transylvania’s tennis history,the men’s team followed up its undefeatedregular season in the Heartland CollegiateAthletic Conference with a stunningsweep of all but one match in winning theconference post-season tournament.

The Pioneers’ 6-0 regular season HCACrecord under conference Coach of the YearChuck Brown included shutouts againstDefiance College, Hanover College, Man-chester College, and Anderson University.Transy’s netters were a combined 42-4 inall their conference matches.

That record earned Transy the No. 1seed in all six singles matches and the topthree doubles matches in the HCAC tour-nament. The Pioneers then won five of thesix singles flights and all three doublesbrackets to amass 87 points and easilyclaim the title over second-place Andersonwith 52. The matches were played at the

RCA Tennis Center in Indianapolis in April.For the second straight year, sophomore

Ethan Busald won the No. 1 singles titleand was named HCAC Most Valuable Play-er. Busald and sophomore Eric Clark alsorepeated as No. 1 doubles champions.

Clark, senior Jay Lakhani, and first-year students Jody Mitchell and MattClayton all won singles titles, whilesenior Keith Cecil finished second.Cecil teamed with sophomore Drew Beck-ett to win the No. 3 doubles title, whileMitchell and Clayton won the No. 2 crown.Mitchell was the HCAC Freshman of theYear and an HCAC Player of the Week, anaccolade won twice by Busald.

In the women’s HCAC championship,played in the fall, junior Megan Minixearned All-HCAC honors for the secondstraight year by finishing third in the No. 1singles bracket. Junior Beth Fansler wasthird in the No. 3 singles bracket.

■ HCAC Most ValuablePlayer Ethan Busald

Men’s tennis wins conference; Minix All-HCAC for women

Men’s basketball shows improvement, finishes 5th in HCAC

■ Seniors Jimmy Kosieniak(top) and Nick Nash (bottom)

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The Transylvania softballteam won the Heartland Colle-giate Athletic Conference regu-lar season title for the secondstraight year as the Pioneersposted a 12-1-1 mark in HCACplay and a 32-5-1 overall record.The 32 wins were second bestin school history, surpassedonly by the 38-win total of 2001.

After winning both games ofa doubleheader against BresciaUniversity to open the season,the Pioneers spent spring breakin Ft. Myers, Fla., playing in theGene Cusic Classic. There, theywent 7-3 in a week of competi-tion against colleges fromMassachusetts, Rhode Island,Vermont, New Jersey, Indiana,and Illinois. Transy finished theyear with 14 straight wins,including a season-ending dou-bleheader sweep of HCAC foeAnderson University.

The team’s head coach andseveral players reaped individualhonors, beginning with theHCAC Coach of the Year awardfor Kelley Anderson, who wonthe title for the second year in a

row. She has guided the Pio-neers to a 21-3-2 mark in theirfirst two seasons of HCACcompetition and has a 151-56-3career record at Transy.

Erin Hunter, a senior pitcher,was voted the HCAC’s MostValuable Player after finishingwith a 12-1-1 conference recordand a 19-2 overall mark, whichset a school record for wins.She posted a 0.59 earned runaverage while striking out 167batters. She was also an HCACPlayer of the Week twice and amember of the NAIA All-RegionXI second team.

Joining Hunter on the All-HCAC team were Erin Sherrill, asenior infielder; Meredith Car-rithers, a junior catcher; andJennifer Burchardt, a juniorshortstop. Sherrill hit .356, ledthe team with 47 hits, and wasa first-team NAIA All-Regionselection. Carrithers had ateam-best and school record 10home runs, and was an HCACPlayer of the Week. Burchardthit .351 with a home run and 18runs batted in.

Softball wins HCAC title second straight year

Baseball wins 16 gamesImprovement was the

keynote for the Transylvaniabaseball team as the Pioneerscompleted a 16-24 season, near-ly tripling last year’s six wins.Transy was 7-14 in HeartlandCollegiate Athletic Conferenceplay after winning just twoleague games last season.

After a 5-0 start under headcoach Shayne Stock, Transymaintained a winning record intothe second half of the season,standing 14-13 overall and 6-6 inHCAC play in mid-April. The markincluded six games in the GeneCusic Classic in Ft. Myers, Fla.,during spring break against col-leges from Pennsylvania, Mary-land, Ohio, and Illinois.

The Pioneers picked up onlytwo more wins for the year, butone was a 3-1 road victory overpre-season HCAC favorite Man-chester College.

Three Pioneers, led by sopho-more catcher Peter Starling,were named to the All-HCACteam. Starling was a first-teamselection after hitting .368 with37 runs batted in. Senior thirdbaseman Dan Cheney made thesecond team, hitting .286 withthree home runs and 24 RBI.Junior designated hitter JonHembree was an honorablemention choice after leading thePioneers with a .386 battingaverage and 40 RBI.

■ Erin Hunter, Erin Sherrill,Tari Young, Michael Ray

Transylvania honors top student-athletesGolfer Michael Ray, basketball player Tari Young, and softball

pitcher Erin Hunter were named Transylvania’s top student-athletesfor the 2002-03 school year during the annual Athletic Awards Cer-emony in May.

Ray, a senior from Somerset, Ky., was named male Pioneer Ath-lete of the Year. He was a four-time Most Valuable Player for thegolf team. During his career, Ray was named the outstanding play-er by the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference, won the Tran-sylvania Invitational Tournament three times, and qualified for theNAIA regional tournament twice.

Ray also won the George Stopp Academic Achievement Award,which goes to the graduating senior student-athlete with the high-est grade point average for a four-year career. In addition, he wastwice named to the Verizon Academic All-District team.

For the second time since the award was created in 1980-81,co-female Pioneer Athletes of the Year were chosen.

Young, a senior from Lexington, was a four-time Most ValuablePlayer for the basketball team, finishing her career with 1,586points, fourth on Transy’s all-time scoring list. As a senior, she ledher team to a 23-5 record and the HCAC regular season champi-onship, winning conference Player of the Year recognition. Afterleading the Pioneers into the NAIA national tournament, she wasnamed an NAIA All-American.

Hunter, a senior from Louisville, rewrote every Transy pitchingrecord as she led the Pioneer softball team to a 126-30 record dur-ing her four years. Her career mark was 69-13 as she allowedopponents less than one run per game. Her pitching paced Transyto two HCAC conference titles. As a senior, she was HCAC Playerof the Year and an NAIA All-Region selection.

The Student Athlete Advisory Committee presented a seniorleadership award to softball player Erin Sherrill, from Prescott,Ariz., who started all 154 games of her collegiate career and setmost of the team hitting records.

Transylvania’s women’s golf team placed sec-ond in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Confer-ence tournament, played during the fall portion ofits season. The Pioneers’ 784 total was just 13shots behind champion Anderson University at771.

Sophomore Claire Baugh led the way for Transywith a 36-hole total of 185, good for second placein individual play. Junior Kendall Stivers shot 189 forfifth place. Both Baugh and Stivers were named to

the All-HCAC team. First-year player MeganWilliams, the HCAC Freshman of the Year, finishedat 203 and junior Danielle Lahmers had a 207.

Head coach Jenny Throgmorton’s Transy teamalso had a second place finish in the ManchesterInvitational, played in the fall, and two third-placeperformances in the Mid South Conference andthe Rose-Hulman Spring Invitational, both playedin the spring season. Baugh was medalist in theManchester meet with a 36-hole score of 163.

Women’s golf second in HCAC

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’40 L. Leroy Butcher , Lexington, and his wife, Anita, celebrated their 60th

wedding anniversary in December.

’41 Lester G. McAllister , Claremont, Calif., has published a book titled That There

May be Ministers.Morton Reitman , Frederick, Md., is still

playing clarinet and saxophone in his com-munity orchestra and in a Dixieland jazzband.

’46 Janet Holroyd Vergoth , Middletown, N.Y., is still working full-time for CTI

Abstract Corporation, a title insurance com-pany.

’47 Evelyn Bell Jones , Paducah, Ky., lost her husband, Willis R. Jones, Janu-

ary 21, 2003.

’49 Louie Mack , Lexington, and his wife, Catherine, celebrated their 50th wed-

ding anniversary in April.

’50 William F. Bronson and Nancy Elliott Bronson ’53 , Dallas, celebrated their

50th wedding anniversary last year. After liv-ing in Germany for 12 years, they moved toDallas, where they’ve resided for 36 years.They have six children and 10 grandchil-dren.

AlumniNews & Notes

Transylvania would like to publish your photos of alumnievents and personal mile-stones. For consideration,please send photos toTransylvania Magazine,Transylvania University,300 North Broadway,Lexington, KY 40508-1797.

■ It was the spring of 1953 when seniorsPeggy Humbert Knowlton and StanHadley were elected Miss Transylvaniaand Mr. Pioneer.To see Peggy and Stanas they look today, check out page 23for their class reunion photo and page25 for Peggy’s photo as the recipient ofa Distinguished Service Award. Both ofthese Transylvanians have remainedvery involved with their alma mater.Peggy, a member of the TransylvaniaBoard of Trustees and a dedicated layleader in the Christian Church (Disciplesof Christ), is profiled on page 25. Stan, aretired physician living in Lexington,has received both the MorrisonMedallion and a Distinguished ServiceAward from Transy, is past president ofthe Alumni Executive Board, and anactive alumni fund-raiser.

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’51 Robert C. Haynes , Mt. Sterling, Ky., was recognized in October by the Uni-

versity of Kentucky as a Teacher Who Madea Difference.

Betty Lyen Pryse , Richmond, Ky., lost herhusband, Henry, on October 7, 2002, justtwo weeks short of their 50th weddinganniversary.

’52 Mildred “Emma”Nisbet Gould , Cham-bersburg, Pa., invites any Transy

alumni in the area to visit. She and her hus-band, Glen, have five grandchildren.

’56 Betty Westerfield Adams has moved from Portsmouth, Ohio, to Valley

Springs Farm in Vanceburg, Ky.

’57 Margaret Eblen Layman , Brentwood,Tenn., lost her husband, Robert,

November 9, 2002.Anne England Mulder , Grand Rapids, Mich.,

was called out of retirement to serve as deanof the School of Education at Grand ValleyState University, one of Michigan’s region-al universities. She will complete this two-year assignment and return to Florida thissummer.

Clark M. Williamson , Indianapolis, hasretired from Christian Theological Seminary.His faculty colleagues presented him with a

festschrift, Reflections on theWay of Blessing.

’59 Joyce Thaman Collins , Escondido, Calif., has retired after more than 30

years as an educator. She now has time toenjoy her family and pursue hobbies such asquilting.

David L. Lollis , Lexington, retired as pres-ident of the Federation of Appalachian Hous-ing Enterprises in January.

’62 Julian E. Beard , Lexington, has beennamed director of economic devel-

opment for Lexington and Fayette countiesunder the new administration of Mayor Tere-sa A. Isaac ’76 .

’63 Mary Morse Wallace , Henry, Ill., hasreceived the Heissler Award for Excel-

lence in English from Illinois State Univer-sity. The award is given each year to oneEnglish teacher at any level ranging fromkindergarten to university.

’64 James S. Iams , Pittsburgh, has grad-uated from Carnegie Mellon Uni-

versity’s Entrepreneurial Management Pro-gram.

Brenda Mattox-Rapp , Los Angeles, has afeatured part in an independent film titledThey Would Love You in France, which willbe included in the Louisville Film & VideoFestival in November. Brenda teaches a dramaclass for seniors in Los Angeles as well as ESLclasses and special reading and math semi-nars for the Los Angeles Unified School Dis-trict. Last June, she and her husband, Cliff,were in Hong Kong for financing of a filmtitled The Grandmaster.

’66 Worth Davis Holder Jr. , Grayslake, Ill.,has been named vice president of cor-

porate business development for BaxterHealthcare Corporation.

’67 Harry H. Miller , Lexington, is the clas-sified and real estate advertising sales

manager for The Blood-Horse Magazine. Hiswife, Linda, is the director of invasive cardi-ology at Central Baptist Hospital.

Daniel W. Richardson , Pocomoke City, Md.,supervisor of instruction for Worcester Coun-ty Public Schools in Newark, Md., is servingas consultant on the teacher observationmodel he developed. He will present hismodel at state and national conferences. TheJournal of the National Association of Ele-mentary School Principals recently publishedhis article on SEMORE: The Seven-MinuteObservational Record.

’69 Marsha Bell Uselton , Knoxville, Tenn.,was awarded Tennessee’s Best Prac-

tices Award in 2001 for her participation ina summer project for vision-impaired teens.

She participated as a survivor in Race for theCure 2001 and 2002 and was named toWho’s Who of teachers in 2002. She enjoysbeing a grandmother to her son Nate’s threechildren.

’71Earl H. O’Donnell , Rockville, Md., hasbeen elected secretary of the founda-

tion of the Energy Law Journal and appoint-ed to the board of directors of the CharitableFoundation of the Energy and Bar Associa-tion. He was selected for inclusion in Cham-bers USA’s history of U. S. lawyers who areleaders in the field of energy law.

Lucinda A. Riley , Falls Church, Va., is anattorney for the Department of HomelandSecurity. Her son, Joshua, is living in Weert,The Netherlands, as an American FriendsService exchange student and has been accept-ed to Kings College, Cambridge University.

■ Rosie Livings ’58 and her husband, Bill, welcome several of her Transy class-mates to their home in Vero Beach, Fla., each year. From left are Brooks Talley ’56,Monnie Talley ’58, Mel Boyd ’58, Rosie Livings, Janice Boyd ’58, Nancy Ball ’58, andEd Ball ’57.

■ Marion Spears Lacker ’51, DianneFischer Seymour ’52, and DottieFoulkes Miller ’51—three loyal PhiMus—had a wonderful reunion whenDianne visited her daughter in northernVirginia over Christmas.

■ Dave Ederheimer’68, left, accepts acollection of lami-nated yearbookphotos from BillMcDonald ’67 dur-

ing the Class of ’68reunion party atApplebee’s Park,home of theLexington Legends.

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Ann L.Updegraff-Spleth , Indianapolis, direc-tor of major gift planning for Goodwill Indus-tries of Central Indiana, Inc., has been awardedthe professional designation of Certified FundRaising Executive by CFRE International.

’72 John P.“Jack”Connelly , Tucson, Az., grows rare bamboo and is a student of

Chinese brush painting under Master GeorgeGoh. He had an exhibit of his work at Bor-ders Bookstore Café in Tucson earlier thisyear. More of his work, which includes prints,coffee mugs, and wallpaper designs, can beseen at his studio, Desert Rainwater Studio.

’79 Thomas L. “Tim” Steinemann , ShakerHeights, Ohio, received the Healthy

Eyes, Healthy People Award from the OhioOptometric Association during its annualEast-West Eye Conference in November.

’80 R. Given Harper III , Normal, Ill., has been promoted to full professor of

biology at Illinois Wesleyan University inBloomington. He is also chair of the biolo-gy department. His wife, Jean Dorsey Harp-er ’79 , works as an elementary library mediaspecialist for the Unit 5 School System inNormal and is the technology coordinatorfor her building. They have two children:Noelle, 16, and Andrew, 13.

Tim B. Henson , San Antonio, a pediatricdentist who teaches at the University of Texas,is practicing a new type of therapy known asnasoalveolar molding. It can reduce theamount of surgeries for cleft lip patients totwo, both of which can be completed by achild’s second birthday. Tim is one of only ahandful of doctors in the country—and theonly one in Texas—who uses the procedure.

Barbara Enns Schwartz lives in Fairfax, Va.,with her husband, Steve, and four children,Andrew, 10, Diana, 7, Michael, 4, and James,6 months. Barbara home schools the childrenand volunteers at her church. She stays involvedwith theater by teaching acting and theater forhome school support groups. Steve is direc-tor of exhibition and production services forthe Washington (D.C.) Convention Center.

Elizabeth A.“Lib”Wilson , Nicholasville, Ky.,has been elected president of the JessamineCounty Chamber of Commerce for 2003-04. In 2002, she was ranked fifth out of 62AFLAC district sales coordinators in Ken-tucky and West Virginia.

’81 C. Christopher Allen , Lexington, is inprivate practice as a psychologist spe-

cializing in neuropsychology.Deborah Layton Nantz and her husband,

Mike, moved to Atlanta when she was pro-moted to senior manager of product supplyfor the Dixie Division of Georgia Pacific Cor-poration.

Leon Roberts Jr. , Lexington, has been

accounting manager at the University of Ken-tucky since May 2002.

’82 Thomas M. Harris , Floyds Knob, Ind.,served in Afghanistan with the U.S.

Army Reserves’ 339th Combat Support Hos-pital from September through December2002. He was glad to return home to hiswife, Spring, and sons, Sean, 3, and Alec, 2.

Kelley L. McClung , Savannah, Ga., is a pro-fessor of lighting and scenic design and pro-duction director for the School of Media andPerforming Arts at Savannah College of Artand Design. She received her MFA from theUniversity of Minnesota Twin Cities. She hasdesigned sets and lighting for many shows,some of which have traveled to Scotland,France, Germany, and the Kennedy Centerin Washington, D.C. She was awarded aKennedy Center Fellowship in LightingDesign in 2002. Her work was displayed aspart of the Woman By Woman exhibition inParis last fall, and in June, her work was partof the Prague Quadrennial exhibit. Addi-tional information can be found atwww.USITT.org.

Timothy S. Sullivan , Magnolia, Tex., com-pleted 20 years in sales with the Deluxe Cor-poration in September. He and his wife,Teresa, built their dream home four years agoand have two adopted children. Their son,Shea, is 7, and their daughter, Keeley, is 2.

’83 Ralph “Hunt” Sidway , Louisville, has composed a new CD. A sample of his

songs can be heard on his Web site,http://homepage.mac.com/huntsidway.

Jeffrey L. Vasseur , Valdosta, Ga., teaches20th-century and contemporary literature atValdosta State University. His book Discov-ering the World: 13 Stories was runner-up forthe Townsend Award for best book of fic-tion published by a Georgia resident in thepast two years.

’84 Rebecca Noss McLean and her hus-band, James, adopted a son, Andrew

James Khemara McLean, on May 2, 2002.Sarah “Bunny”Walcutt-Febish , Sarasota, Fla.,

took a short hiatus from her job as associatedirector for special events at Ringling Schoolof Art and Design to perform in a profes-sional touring company production of Hol-iday Wishes from the Homefront, a 1940s

USO-style show that toured throughoutFlorida during November and December.Bunny and her husband, Jay, are anxiouslyanticipating the adoption of a little girl, Jor-dan Willow Febish, from China in early fall.

’86 Maria P. Mendoza , Nicholasville, Ky.,has joined the Lexington medical

practice of Peter H. Ko.

’88 Vicki York Davis , Monticello, Ky., is aschool counselor at Monticello Ele-

mentary School and the varsity cheerlead-ing coach at Monticello High School.

Gina Counts Finley lives in Huntington,W.Va., with her husband, Richard, and theirthree sons, Will, 7, Ryan, 4, and Trey, whomthey welcomed in November 2002.

Lee Ann Hager , Nicholasville, Ky., hasearned her National Board Teaching Certi-fication, a distinction held by only 304 otherKentucky teachers and some 23,000 educa-tors nationwide. She is teaching AdvancedPlacement English courses at Mercer Coun-ty High School in Harrodsburg.

Paul E. Hillenmeyer , Dry Ridge, Ky., hasjoined Heritage Bank in Burlington, Ky., assenior vice president in commercial lending.

Erin Patterson Roberson , Fayetteville, Ga.,has been appointed assistant principal forPeeples Elementary School in Fayetteville.

Ann E. Robertson , Gaithersburg, Md., hasbeen awarded a residential fellowship by theEast European Studies Program at theWoodrow Wilson International Center forScholars in Washington, D.C.

Jeffrey C. Stivers , Lexington, is a principalwith Ross-Tarrant Architects in Lexington,specializing in the design and constructionof educational facilities.

’90 Renee D. Fister , Murray, Ky., receivedtenure and promotion to associate

professor in the Math and Statistics Depart-ment at Murray State University in fall 2002.

Paige R. Gernt , Sullivan’s Island, S. C., hasjoined East Cooper Women’s Center inCharleston, S.C., as an OB/GYN. She wouldlove to hear from her Transy friends.

Allison R. Melton , Carmel, Ind., has grad-uated from the University of Michigan lawschool and Indiana University School of Med-icine. She is completing her residency inobstetrics/gynecology.

’91 L. Michelle Fosson , Chicago, com-pleted her residency in physical med-

icine and rehabilitation at the Rehabilitation

■ Bruce Lindsey, husband of MargaretDuff Lindsey ’88, Paul Hillenmeyer ’88,and Mary Woodhead Hillenmeyer ’87,chat during the TGIF-Alumni WeekendKick-Off Party at the Radisson PlazaHotel.

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Class of 1938 - 65th ReunionFrom left: Betsy Davis Ewalt, Wolford Ewalt, Smitty Boland,Mary Reynolds Atherton.

Class of 1943 - 60th ReunionFrom left: Dick Bradley, Betty Drymon Dickey, NedReneau.

Class of 1948 - 55th ReunionFrom left: Nelson Prewitt, Elaine HumeBryden.

Class of 1953 - 50th ReunionFront row, from left: Nancy Hubbard Gerometta, Sally Crawford Hatchett, BettyCoomer Cooper, Jane Rucker Gramley, Peggy Humbert Knowlton, Patsy LewisSamples; second row, from left: Billy Ray Ward, Alice Greer McNew, Patti HarnedWeller, Julia Stears Ramey, Anne Swords Alexander, Henry Dennis, Richard

Kasunic; third row, from left: Ray Allen, Ann May Miller, Barbara Burns Ruff, JuneConner Kasunic, Joan Lewis Millard, Betty Harp Bohon, Joe Petro, Richard Harris,Ben Swindler; back row, from left: Bob Cox, Harold Higgs, George Vaughn, SlimAhrens, Dave Alexander, Stan Hadley, Bob Hatchett, Willis Jackson.

Class of 1958 - 45th ReunionFront row, from left: Ann Spradling Hake, Janice Jackson Boyd, Monnie GortneyTalley, Nancy Jones Ball, Bobbye Gayle Bryant Amato, Joyce Adams Piercefield,Betty Scrivner Lollis, Joyce Lowry Witt, Mary Bethel Payne Robinette; second row,from left: Gayle Ropke Greer, Sue Brinegar Combs, Joyce Netherton Albertsen,Jane Huff Wilhoit, Jane Dodds Killman, Jane Davis Lollis, Jo Ann Pearce Nisbet,Barbara Reliford Faulconer, Suzy Bell Gartin, Joann Lancaster Hanna; third row,

from left: Pat Hinkle Sisson, Barbara Stivers Tackett, Mary Louis LocknanePhelps, Dick Fordyce, Jim Amato, Sally Smith Pace, Brucene Cook McClure,Wanda Callahan Glover, Gelia Cleveland Meek, Ken Evans, Lee Rose; back row,from left: Wade Wampler, Gayle Rees, Jake Jacoby, Larry McGehee, NormanHagley, Russ McClure, Rollin Russell, Ed Ackall, Smitty Lucas, Mel Boyd, ChrisHobgood.

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Institute of Chicago in October 2002. Sheis now working as an attending physician at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chica-go/Northwestern Memorial Hospital.

Leenata G. Maddiwar , Taylor Mill, Ky., hasbecome a partner in Westside Pediatrics inCincinnati. She’d love to hear from friendsat cadley1@insightbb.com.

Donna Smith Pleiman , Las Vegas, is a foren-sic pathologist for the county. Her husband,Darren, is a geotechnical civil engineer.

Jill A. Stratton , St. Louis, has started herown music management and promotion com-pany in St. Louis. She manages Rounderrecording artist Carrie Newcomer in addi-tion to producing the Acoustic City ConcertSeries, profiled at www.acousticcity.org. Shewould love to hear from friends via e-mail atjstratto@mindspring.com

Aaron M.Thompson , Louisville, is a senior

manager with PricewaterhouseCoopers LLPin Louisville.

’92 Lewis Alexander Sams lives in Redon-do Beach, Calif., with his wife, Jen-

nifer, and his two daughters, Emma Ione,4, and Lauren Alexander, whom they wel-comed in November 2002.

’94 Elizabeth Young Cole lives in Louisville with her husband, Andy,

and their son, Jacob. They are enjoying theexperience of being new parents and wel-come any phone calls or visits by friends.

Christy Pliescott Creighton , Hebron, Md.,is celebrating her company, TayloredMemories’, fifth year in business. Her hus-band Wally’s band, Abstraxt, has record-ed their debut CD. Their Web site iswww.Abstraxt.com.

Jean Harrod Hixson lives in Lexington with

her husband, Marshall, and would like to hearfrom classmates.

Jan M. Howell lives at Lake Tahoe, Nev. Sheteaches at Incline Elementary School and inthe Teacher Education Department of Sier-ra Nevada College. She enjoys snowshoeingand snowboarding as well as other summermountain sports. Friends can e-mail her atswimtahoe@yahoo.com.

Daniel F. Swintosky and Ann Wirth Swin-tosky ’96 continue to live in the Highlandsarea of Louisville. Ann works at Caritas PeaceCenter as an RN in an outpatient programfor children and adolescents with emotion-al and psychological disorders. She has beenappointed co-chairperson of the NursingPractice Counsel and volunteers at the Cen-ter for Women and Families as a hospital advo-cate. Daniel is a project manager for MarineElectric Company and was recently award-

Ed L. Allen ‘63 was recognized for his longcareer in education and his recent role as muse-um director. He served for 31 years in theDaviess County, Ky., public schools, at varioustimes as teacher, principal, and administrator,including seven years as superintendent and 13as deputy superintendent. Recently, he hasserved as executive director of the Owensboro

Area Museum of Science and Industry, stabilizing its financesand overseeing ambitious plans for expansion.

Aris S. Candris ‘73 was recognized for hisachievements in the energy industry. As seniorvice president of nuclear services for Westing-house Electric Corporation, he leads worldwideoperations to keep nuclear plants operating safe-ly and competitively through field, engineering,and repair and replacement service. He beganhis career at Westinghouse in 1975 as a senior

engineer in the former Advanced Reactor Division. He has a mas-ter’s and Ph.D. in nuclear science and engineering from CarnegieMellon University.

Denise Grant ‘88 was honored for her suc-cessful career in law. Currently vice presidentand assistant to the chairman of the Fannie MaeFoundation in Washington, D.C., she was previ-ously chief legal counsel to U.S. Senator MitchMcConnell. Before that, she was a senior associ-ate at Morgan, Lewis and Bockius LLP and assis-tant general counsel for the Chemical Manufac-

turers Association. She is a graduate of the University of Ken-tucky College of Law.

Carrol Lee Lawhorn ‘58 was recognized forhis achievements in support of higher educa-tion. He left a 20-year career with IBM and,using his own capital, started the privately run,not-for-profit Student Loan Fund of Idaho, Inc.The company now has 60 employees, approxi-mately $100 million in active loans, and a newcorporate office building in Caldwell.

David L. Lollis ‘59 was honored for his longcareer in public policy work, especially in rela-tion to housing in Appalachia. He retired inDecember 2002 after 21 years with the Federa-tion of Appalachian Housing Enterprises, Inc.Before that, he served for two decades in man-agement, administrative, policy-making, teach-ing, and consulting posts in Washington, D.C.,

New York, and Frankfort, Ky., and with the civil rights movementin the Mississippi Delta.

Gwendolyn Mayes ‘78 was recognized forher achievements in public health policy. She isexecutive director of the Office of Women’sPhysical and Mental Health in the Kentucky Cab-inet for Health Services. She has also been apublic health analyst and a coordinator of organtransplants, becoming known as an expert inorgan donation and transplantation. A graduate

of the University of Maryland School of Law, she is a healthcolumnist for Today’s Woman magazine and a popular confer-ence speaker on health and legal issues.

Distinguished Achievement Awards

Distinguished Achievement Awards were presented during Alumni Weekend 2003to six alumni who have distinguished themselves as Transylvanians through

their professional lives, standards of excellence, and community service.

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ed a two-year project at the University ofKentucky for a new biological/biomedicalscience research building.

’95 Emily E. McGuire , Chicago, finished her doctorate in clinical psychology

at the Chicago School of Professional Psy-chology and is working at an inpatientchild/adolescent psychiatry unit.

Rebecca Williamson Shaw and her husband,Colby, have moved to the Cincinnati area.Becky is an occupational therapist at Cincin-nati Children’s Hospital Medical Center,working with children with developmentaldisabilities, and Colby is a custom home-builder. She can be reached through e-mailat rebecca.shaw@cchmc.org and would loveto hear from classmates.

Alison Redford Smiley and her husband,Reid, have moved to Hixson, Tenn. Alisongraduated in May 2002 from the University

of Hartford with a master’s degree in pro-fessional accounting and passed the UniformCPA Examination in November.

’96 Kristina Davis Christensen , Goshen,Ky., earned her master’s degree in

interdisciplinary early childhood educationin December and is now the preschool spe-cial education coordinator at Friends Schoolin Louisville.

Clay S. Fuller and his wife, Lorie, live inLexington. Lorie is a veterinarian at the Lex-ington Humane Society.

Adam J. Varga , Glendale, Ariz., continuesto build hours as a flight instructor in Ari-zona while waiting for an airline job.

‘97 Godfrey S. Kopp , Louisville, is a pilotfor Chautauqua Airlines in Indi-

anapolis. Matthew J. Lee , Atlanta, was named to the

Moot Court Board of Georgia State Uni-versity College of Law.

Mark J. Portwood and Amy Newsom Port-wood ’99 have moved to Louisville. Markreceived a promotion to regional branch man-ager of the Sherwin-Williams CompanyChemical Coatings Division.

William I.Wood IV , Antioch, Tenn., is aninternal auditor for Lifeway ChristianResources in Nashville.

James G. Amato ‘58 and Bobbye Gayle Bryant Amato ‘58have been loyal supporters of Tran-sylvania as individuals and as a cou-ple for many years. They havehelped to host a block party knownas the Bluegrass Area Alumni Clubsummer picnic, have welcomed their

classmates to their home for Alumni Weekend parties, are for-mer members of the Alumni Executive Board, and were mem-bers of their 45th Reunion Committee. Bobbye Gayle received aCertificate of Appreciation in 1998, while Jim received a Distin-guished Achievement Award in 1980.

Margaret Sweeney “Boots” Foley ‘43,who serves as class agent, was a longtimemember of the former T-Club and is an ardentsupporter of Transylvania basketball. A memberof the Transylvania Women’s Club, she chairedher 50th Reunion Committee and received aCertificate of Appreciation from the AlumniAssociation in 1998.

Paul E. Fuller, Transylvania history professoremeritus, joined the faculty in 1964 and becamea mentor and friend to hundreds of studentsduring his 31-year Transy career. His influenceextended far beyond the classroom as hecoached the softball team, assisted the admis-sions office in recruitment efforts, and served asadviser to the William T. Young Scholars Program

and Circle K, a campus service organization of the Kiwanis Club.He is honored by the Paul E. Fuller Endowed Scholarship Fund.

Peggy Humbert Knowlton ‘53, a formermember of the Transylvania Board of Visitors,was elected to the University’s Board ofTrustees in 2000. She and her husband, Dick,established an endowed scholarship fund in1999 to assist needy students from Ohio, havebeen generous supporters of the Clive M. BeckAthletic and Recreation Center, and have hosted

alumni receptions in their home. Peggy was gift chairperson forher 50th reunion.

Jan Schoonmaker ‘68 has been a loyal sup-porter of the John T. Gentry Memorial Scholar-ship Fund and served as gift chairperson for his35th reunion. Due to the generosity of Jan andhis two sisters, the first-floor study of theCowgill Center for Business, Economics, andEducation is named in honor of their late father,Raymond Everett Schoonmaker ‘35.

H. Wade Wampler ‘58 andBetty LeMarr Wampler ‘61 haveserved Transylvania individually andas a couple for many years. Theyhave hosted alumni receptions attheir home in Columbus, Ohio,helped the admissions office in therecruitment of new students, and

served on their reunion committees. Wade is a former memberof the Alumni Executive Board, and Betty served as gift chairper-son for her 25th reunion.

Distinguished Service Awards

Seven alumni and a Transylvania professor emeritus received Distinguished Service Awards during Alumni Weekend 2003 for outstanding service to the University.

■ Melisa Thomas-Morris ’90and her son Zachary participate in the Alumni 5K Run/Walk during Alumni Weekend 2003.

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’98 Alison B. Moore , Boston, is a post-doctoral faculty fellow at Boston Uni-

versity working with first-year chemistrycourses.

Julie A. Underwood , Nashville, is a territo-ry manager for ConMed Corporation. As amedical sales representative, she is responsi-ble for selling instruments for laparoscopicprocedures to surgeons and hospitals in Ken-tucky, Tennessee, Alabama, and Mississippi.Her training included time in Chicago, NewYork, and Las Vegas. She can be reached atunderwoodja@yahoo.com.

Victoria M. Voss , Wilmington, N.C.,received a master’s degree in instructionaltechnology from the University of NorthCarolina at Wilmington in December and is a corporate trainer for Brinker International.

’99 D. Duncan Cavanah , Hopkinsville, Ky.,is an attorney with Kemp, Ison, Har-

ton, Tilley, and Holland as well as an assis-tant county attorney for Christian County.

Molly Gluth Lang , Colorado Springs, Co.,graduated from Pennsylvania State Univer-sity in August 2002 with a master’s degreein analytical chemistry.

’00 Farrah Pond Guerrant , Louisville, is a certified sexual assault nurse examiner.

Rhiannon Mize , Charleston, S.C., gradu-ated from nursing school in December and

is a nurse at Roper Hospital.Tara L. Nicholas , Louisville, graduated from

Louisville Presbyterian Seminary in May 2003with a master of divinity degree and is look-ing for a hospital chaplaincy residency posi-tion in Louisville, Cincinnati, or Lexington.

Lauren A. Rogers , Louisville, is in the train-ing and development department of Amer-ican Commercial Barge Lines in Jeffersonville,Ind.

Todd A.Wetzel , Lexington, has been namedpresident and CEO of McGregor & Associ-ates, employee benefits administrators andconsultants.

’01 Jill L. Halter , Yorktown, Va., is in hersecond year teaching fourth grade

gifted and talented students at B. C. CharlesElementary School in Newport News, Va.She is also working toward her master’sdegree in gifted education from the Collegeof William and Mary.

Tracy M. Kammerer has moved to Bostonand is an account manager for the BostonBreakers, women’s professional soccer team.She can be reached at tkammerer@boston-breakers.com and invites anyone in the areato attend a Breakers game.

’02 R. Lance Garner is a 2nd Lieutenantin the U.S. Air Force. He and his wife,

Avery Edwards Garner ’02 , are stationed inRamstein, Germany, until July 2005.

Sarah E. Pierce , Seattle, is a resource coor-dinator at a housing facility for formerlyhomeless men who are over 55.

MarriagesHarry H. Miller ’67 and Linda Lee Sawyer,

February 28, 2003Linda Carol Harr ’79 and Kevin Mefford,

March 30, 2003Ryan Lee Crockett ’92 and Amanda Diana

Clark, December 7, 2002Jessica Marie Robinson ’94 and Erik Roy

Bylund, December 14, 2002Clay Sympson Fuller ’96 and Lorie Ann Bro-

cato, June 15, 2002Gwendolyn Carol Green ’96 and Michael

Daron Carter, March 29, 2003Ashley Brooks Hatcher ’96 and Donald

Edward Drury Jr., June 22, 2002Bryan Michael Fansler ’97 and Carey Ann

Sunderland ’00 , August 24, 2003William I.Wood IV ’97 and Haley Elizabeth

Johnston, November 2, 2002Molly Wright Franklin ’98 and Michael

Lipham, October 13, 2002Amanda Ann Harvey ’98 and Mark McWane,

August 31, 2002Jaime Michelle Kendall ’98 and John Jones,

June 15, 2002Stephanie Carol Swartz ’98 and Brian E.

Macy ’99 , October 11, 2002Angela Marie Ecabert ’99 and Brad Robil-

lard, October 26, 2002Cerise Elise Bouchard ’01 and Craig Allen

Caudill, September 21, 2002Joshua Adam Landrum ’01 and Cassie Leigh

Robinson ’02 , August 20, 2002Catherine Irene Benson ’02 and Mark Adam

Hester, June 22, 2002Amber Sperry Cason ’02 and Isaac Ray

Wingfield, August 10, 2002Avery Elizabeth Edwards ’02 and Roger

Lance Garner ’02 , November 13, 2002Tara Renee Pennington ’02 and Jason Clark,

July 27, 2002

BirthsJulianna Billips ’85 and Patrick Wylie, a

daughter, Emma Wylie, March 12, 2003Nancy Adams Clark ’87 and Richard S.

Clark, a daughter, Anna Catherine Clark,November 12, 2002

Vicki York Davis ’88 and Danny Davis, a son,Nikolas York Davis, March 28, 2003

Gina Counts Finley ’88 and Richard Finley,a son, Richard Trey Finley, November 15,2002

Fellowship gives Kyle Green ’01 healthy career prospectsKyle Green ’01 knows what it’s like to be part of a

nationally recognized program. The Danville, Ky., native wasa member of Transylvania’s 2000-01 men’s basketball teamthat was ranked No. 1 in the nation and received the topseed for the 2001 NAIA national tournament.

Now the lessons he learned in the classroom and on thecourt at Transy have helped Green score a position withanother top-ranked organization. He is one of two studentsin the nation selected to receive an administrative fellow-ship with Johns Hopkins Health Systems.

“This is the most competitive administrative fellowship in the country,” saidEugenia Toma, director of the University of Kentucky’s Martin School of Public Poli-cy, where Green earned his master’s degree. “Kyle competed against studentsfrom top schools such as Yale, Cornell, and Dartmouth.”

A leader in patient care, medical research, and teaching, The Johns HopkinsHospital has been recognized as one of the best hospitals in U.S. News & WorldReport’s rankings for the past 12 years.

Green was selected based on his academic record, four essays he wrote ontopics regarding hospital administration, and a series of interviews. He’ll spend histwo-year fellowship working in operations, finance, ambulatory services, planning,and marketing, while receiving a competitive salary and benefits.

Green, who majored in biology, says his time at Transy prepared him well for thechallenges that lie ahead.

“Playing basketball for coach (Don) Lane and coach (Ron) Whitson taught meinvaluable lessons,” he said. “One of the most important things I learned is thatthe drive to excel in athletics can be easily carried over into other aspects of life.”

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Class of 1963- 40th ReunionFront row, from left: Martha Prather Bishop, GaryRothenberger, Anne Hector North, Jo Ann LivesayMcIntosh, Marion Hanson Hargrove; second row, fromleft: Jerry Dawson, Jeanette Hanna Rost, BeckyBaynham, Maggie Lyon Michaud, Salli Pugh Reese;third row, from left: Jim Horine, Carolyn ThompsonBarnett, Ann Ray Martin Gora, Michael Mitchell, JoyVivion Williamson, Ellissia Witt Smyth, Suzette GreenNunley; back row, from left: Jack Lucas, Ed Allen, ChuckBarrett, Les Voyles, Denny Williamson, Monte McIntosh,Bob Watts.

Class of 1968 - 35th ReunionFront row, from left: Norma Lewis Yost, GloriaWilliams Wirthwine, Sylvia Richards Keller, JanineDenton Auslander, Anne Baldwin, Eleanor LeeRipley; second row, from left: Elizabeth Isbell White,Jackie Grams Austin, Charelle Higgins Wheeler, AnnBoyd Brandow, Barbara Daniel Ellis, CharlotteRobbins Carrera, Karin Folweiler Bradfield; third row,from left: Ronald Mandigo, Les Howell, WayneUccellini, Karen Miller Uccellini, Jan Schoonmaker,Tom Shevlin; back row, from left: Bob Keller, RonYost, Ted Polk, Cliff Elgin, Cleve Gambill, MichaelReynolds, Dave Ederheimer, Mike Nichols.

Class of 1973- 30th ReunionFront row, from left: Carolyn Hilterbran Henry,Jane Penn Stilz, Jean-Ann Coleman, NancyFinney; second row, from left: Steve Henry,Karen Kelly McGuire, Laura GordonChristensen, Ann Sidwell Pike, MaryMcCammish Davis; third row, from left: ArisCandris, Judie James Hatchett, Ellen HaggardCunningham, Pat Barnes, Susan RedwineRiggs; back row, from left: Bill Hardy, JohnBell, Marty Voiers, Jeff Gaunce, Bill Bramblet.

Class of 1978 - 25th ReunionFront row, from left: Linda Wise McNay, Debbie DavidsonHicks, Liz Underwood Maeser, Jeannie Meece May, JanetStaton, Barbara Walters; second row, from left: MargaretWelch Young, Gwen Mayes, Dewey Cornell, Melissa Penry,Anne Liles O’Hare, Gayle Galloway; third row, from left:Temple Dickinson, Mary Bess Cayce Ross, Lowell McCauley,Cathy Burford Cornelison, John VanMeter; back row, fromleft: Patrick Leggett, Jeffrey Fryman, Cindy Scott Case, KarenBasse Buckner, Roger Kirk.

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Class of 1983 -20th ReunionFront row, from left:Carol Spears, Liz Smith,Carla Roberts Whaley,Meredith Millard Moody,Julia Wathen Hood,Peggy Mann, ValarieHoneycutt Spears,Jennifer Owen; secondrow, from left: DanAtherton, Bonita JusticeDailey, Julie MunzBaumgardner, CandyThiele Smith, MelissaJohnston Daniell, JanieHawes, BarbieCampbell Wright, SallySample Keaton, LauraSimmons Mitchell,

Jennifer Culley; third row, from left:David Nixon, Karen Congleton Kelley,Steve Dalton, Donna Cardin Dalton,Molly Jenkins Kimbrell, Laura Justice-Slone, Jennifer Staton Arbegust,Steve Spicuzza, Susan Wells Mayo,Greg Woods, Ann Evans Smith,Michele Manning Whittington, CindyGreenwood Molhusen; back row,from left: Allen Ragle, Jay Whitehead,Steve Hall, Denny Potter, DaveCaywood, Jeff Vasseur, Spike Wright,Jim Cooper, Joan Hogancamp Fiser,Ellen Townes Casey.

Class of 1988 - 15th ReunionFront row, from left: Laura Wilson, Denise Grant, LindaCampbell Tipton, Lissy Wines, Rose Mary Stamler Dow;second row, from left: Margaret Duff Lindsey, PamGreen, Elizabeth Smith, Jen Day Shaw, Jenifer HaneyPayne, Gwen Williamson Mathews, Gina Counts Finley;third row, from left: John-Mark Hack, Chris Jay, PaulAllen, Karen Utz Allen, Jill Rice Johnson, Dustin Meek,Erin Brisbay McMahon, Andrea Nielsen; back row, fromleft: Rick Nunnelley, Matt Byarlay, Paul Hillenmeyer, TonyBlanton, Keith Johnson, Lytle Thomas, Richard Medley,Tye Reece.

Class of 1993 - 10th ReunionFront row, from left: Cathy Roberts Eads, DeniseMelton Thomas, Lee Alexander King, Beth Stice, JennyBrown Tincher; second row, from left: Cindy MillerJones, Meg Wise Blackwell, Ann Baker, Gena DowneyGreer, Sawsan Jreisat; third row, from left: HannaFister Norvell, Amanda Foley Naish, ElizabethWilkinson Marlette, Derik Rubsch, Todd Welsh,Rebecca Groh, Kelley Garrett Burczyk; back row, fromleft: Echo Moore, Clarissa Short Beiting, Tina Thomas,Chris Wischer, Alan Bartley, Brad King, Scott Lenox.

Class of 1998 - 5th ReunionFront row, from left: Taufika Islam Williams, Molly Franklin Lipham, Carol Munson Caudill, Melissa KeachUnderwood, Jen Davis Keefe, Alison Moore; second row, from left: Ginnia Bills, Mary Kay Pendley, RachelZucker, Allison Huck, Leanne Smith Field, Kirsten Winn Carr, Tracy Todd Blevins; third row, from left: Kelly JoHolliday, Kristan Arora Thomason, Melissa Barlow, Monty Absher, Nathan Underwood; back row, from left:Leigh Ann Blackburn, Catherine Nunn Edelen, Andrew Walters, Alexia Schemp Couch, Betsy Reuther, TheresaZawacki, Ben Senninger.

H.Lytle Thomas ’88 and Stephanie Thomas,a daughter, Gwyneth Anne Thomas, Janu-ary 8, 2003

Jo Beth Henson Jones ’89 and Ricky G.Jones, a daughter, Karly Jo Jones, March 9,2003

Allison R.Melton ’90 and Michael K. Holmes,a son, Justin Holmes, April 30, 2001

Christopher J. Mullins ’90 and Scheri Stew-art Mullins, a daughter, Clara Rose Mullins,December 5, 2002

Leenata G. Maddiwar ’91 and Chris Adley, adaughter, Neema Adley, April 26, 2002

Elizabeth Barto McMahon ’91 and BartMcMahon, a daughter, Laine CatherineMcMahon, October 14, 2002

Mary Avent Mezera ’91 and Joseph Mezera,a son, Garrett Adams Mezera, October 8,2002

Aaron M.Thompson ’91 and Lynn Thomp-son, a daughter, Brooke Lucia Thompson,March 20, 2003

J.Scott McGarvey ’92 and Kelley McGarvey,a daughter, Taylor Madison McGarvey,December 4, 2002

Jennifer Maxwell Payne ’92 and CharlesPayne, a son, Luke Maxwell Payne, Febru-ary 8, 2003

Lewis Alexander Sams ’92 and Jennifer Sams,a daughter, Lauren Alexandra Sams, Novem-ber 25, 2002

Mary Lee Chance Smith ’92 and NathanSmith, a son, Nathanial Griffin Smith, Feb-ruary 12, 2003

Mary Frank Kelvin ’93 and Richard Kelvin,a daughter, Emma Catherine Kelvin, Decem-ber 12, 2001

Amanda Foley Naish ’93 and Shannon Naish,a son, Brendan Foley Naish, August 29, 2002

Jennifer Brown Tincher ’93 and Shane Tinch-er, a son, Grant Jeffrey Tincher, January 25,2003

Christopher C.Wischer ’93 and Sandra Wis-cher, a son, Jacob Charles Wischer, May 17,2002

Elizabeth Young Cole ’94 and Andrew K.Cole, a son, Jacob Andrew Cole, February5, 2002

Lucy Miller Gentry ’94 and Shane Gentry, ason, Jackson Ballard Gentry, October 20,2002

Rhonda Yost Kincaid ’94 and William Kin-caid, a son, Andrew Darnell Kincaid, March8, 2003

Melissa Welch Moore ’94 and Jay Moore, adaughter, Elizabeth Reece Moore, Septem-ber 9, 2002

Carrie Smith Widman ’94 and Paul V.Widman’95, a daughter, Katherine Elizabeth Wid-man, November 26, 2002

Sarah Sprague Wilson ’94 and Reid H. Wil-son, a son, Cooper Davis Wilson, February3, 2003

Leslie Hughes Baker ’95 and Wiley Baker,a son, Colin Dean Baker, January 11, 2003

Courtney Jacobs Lockwood ’95 and JasonC. Lockwood ’95 , a son, Emery Abbot Lock-wood, January 25, 2003

Kelly Brooks Mowery ’95 and Mark D. Mow-ery ’95 , a daughter, Leah Brooke Mowery,September 6, 2002

Rebecca Modys Jones ’96 and Eric W. Jones’96, a daughter, Elizabeth Alistaire Jones,February 12, 2003

Lori Bohannon Gray ’97 and Trevor D. Gray’99, a daughter, Kaitlyn Elizabeth Gray, Octo-ber 2, 2002

Becky Bianchi Gulock ’97 and Scott PatrickGulock, a daughter, Anna Marie Gulock,March 31, 2003

Jaime Kendall Jones ’98 and John Jones, ason, Garrett Michael Jones, April 11, 2003

Liana Critz Pippen ’98 and Craig J. Pippen,a daughter, Hannah Johnson Pippen, June1, 2002

Amber Porter Lester ’99 and William C.Lester, a son, William Patrick Lester, Decem-ber 28, 2002

Shana Spitzer Page ’01 and Steven Page, ason, Grainger Eugene Page, March 27, 2003

ObituariesOnly alumni survivors are listed.

Basil Ewing Hayden ’17 , Paris, Ky., died Jan-uary 9, 2003. A renowned basketball playerin his youth, he was inducted into the ParisHigh School Greyhound Hall of Fame andchosen as the University of Kentucky’s firstbasketball All-American. His jersey hangsfrom the rafters at Rupp Arena and his life ischronicled in the UK Basketball Museum. AUK graduate, he served in the U.S. Armyduring World War I. At various times in hislife, he was a schoolteacher, basketball coachfor UK and Kentucky Wesleyan College,insurance salesman, tax consultant, bank offi-cer, state bank examiner, and hospital admin-istrator. He retired as treasurer of theInterboard Council, Kentucky Conferenceof the Methodist Church, in his 70s. He wasa member of the Methodist Church, RotaryInternational, and Kappa Sigma. Among hissurvivors is his niece, Ann Horton Burns ’42 .

Emily Fortune Lewis ’30 , Lexington, diedFebruary 8, 2003. A graduate of HamiltonCollege and Transylvania University, she hadbeen a teacher at Lexington Junior High, anemployee of the Kentucky Council of Church-es and United Cerebral Palsy of Kentucky,and a counselor for the Kentucky Depart-ment of Human Resources. She was a PinkLady at Good Samaritan Hospital, president

of the Salvation Army Auxiliary, and a mem-ber of Central Christian Church, Delta DeltaDelta, the Bryan Station DAR, the AltrusaClub, and the Women’s Club of Central Ken-tucky. Among her survivors are her sister-in-law Dorothy Lewis Knox ’40 , nephews RobertF.Lewis ’49 and Charles S.Lewis ’55 , niece SusanF. Knox ’69 , and great niece Emily Knox Moon’89.

Roy W. Brent ’31 , Campbellsburg, Ky., diedFebruary 4, 2003. A native of Carroll Coun-ty, he was a member of the CampbellsburgChristian Church and a founding memberof the Campbellsburg Lions Club. He beganworking at United Citizen Bank and TrustCo. in Campbellsburg in 1936, eventuallyadvancing to the position of officer and thendirector of the bank before his retirement in1993.

Tommie Morgan Humphrey ’31 , Rockville,Md., died January 7, 2003. At Transylvania,she was a member of Stagecrafters and YWCA.

Robert I. Lowrey ’31 , Nicholasville, Ky., diedMarch 5, 2003. A graduate of the Universi-ty of Kentucky College of Commerce, heserved in the U.S. Navy during World WarII and received 12 Battle Stars for his role invarious campaigns. He returned to a posi-tion at the Security Trust Company of Lex-ington, which later became First NationalBank and Trust. He retired from the com-pany as an assistant vice president in 1976.He served as an elder and deacon in the Pres-byterian Church, treasurer for the BluegrassDaylily Society and the Kiwanis Club, andwas a past president of the Jessamine Coun-ty Historical Society, the Ebenezer Ceme-tery Association, the Sons of the AmericanRevolution, and the Bluegrass Iris Society.He was a Kentucky Colonel and had recent-ly been named an Admiral by the NationalResources and Environmental ProtectionCabinet.

Josephine Tunis Potter ’35 , Lexington, diedMarch 8, 2003. Among her survivors is hergranddaughter Davis Patricia Potter ’01 of Lex-ington.

Nellie Elaine Brierly Hinkle ’37 , Carlisle, Ky.,died March 28, 2003. After graduating fromTransylvania and earning her master’s degreeat the University of Kentucky, she taught atFords Mill School and Ruddles Mill Schoolbefore joining the Little Rock School, whereshe remained for 33 years, serving the lasteight years as principal. She was a memberof the Little Rock Christian Church, whereshe served as a Sunday school teacher, andthe Bluegrass Retired Teachers Association.She was a recipient of the OutstandingTeacher Award, a 4-H Club leader, and aKentucky Colonel. Among her survivors areher cousins Evelyn Brierly ’36 and Alpha O.Brier-ly ’38 .

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Alumni Bulletin Board

Save the date for Alumni Weekend 2004Mark your calendars and plan to join your classmates

for Alumni Weekend 2004, set for April 23-25. The fol-lowing classes will celebrate reunions: Robert Barr Soci-ety (1939, 1944, 1949),1954, 1959, 1964, 1969,1974, 1979, 1984, 1989,1994, and 1999.

If you are a memberof one of these classes,please make sure theAlumni Office has yourcurrent mailing and e-mail addresses so youdo not miss out on allthe fun. If you would liketo help with the planningof your class reunion,contact Natasa Pajic ‘96,assistant director ofalumni programs, at npajic@transy.edu.

Greek alumni get involved in campus eventsThe recently formed Transylvania Greek Alumni Coun-

cil (TGAC) supports Transy’s Greek system overall,adding to the support alumni already provide to individ-ual chapters.

Specifically, the TGAC advocates the Greek experi-ence as part of a Transylvania education, serves as aresource to the Interfraternity Council and the Panhel-lenic Council for advocacy and networking, offers anopen forum for discussion of issues relating to Transy’sGreek system, and provides other support as request-ed by the University.

The first event sponsored by the TGAC was theAlumni Career Networking Fair, held in November2002, during which current students met with Transyalumni to discuss career opportunities. This successfulevent will be repeated this fall. In September, the coun-cil will sponsor a scholarship seminar titled EffectiveStudy Skills for all new members of Transy’s Greekorganizations.

Alumni interested in becoming a member of theTGAC or being added to the group’s e-mail list maycontact Paul Allen ‘88, TGAC chair, atpaul.allen@aksteel.com or Mindy Barfield ‘85, vicechair/secretary, at barfield@dinslaw.com. The group,which meets three times a year, has approximately 30members, with two or more representatives from eachGreek organization.

Minority travel fund establishedThe May Term Minority Travel Fund will help make

travel learning possible for minority students who needfinancial assistance and who meet other criteria. Thetravel is not restricted to international locations. Anyoneinterested in supporting this effort may contact thedevelopment office at (800) 487-2679 or at giving@transy.edu.

Admissions office seeks alumni legaciesDo you have a son or daughter ready to begin their

college search? The Admissions Office would welcomethe opportunity to recruit alumni legacies. To ensure thatyour child is on Transy’s mailing list, e-mail RebeccaGroh in the Admissions Office at rgroh@transy.edu orcontact the Alumni Office. Alumni are also encouragedto request fee-waived applications for admission to giveto their children, relatives, or friends.

Transy professor leads Honduras tripTransylvania anthropology professor Chris Begley is

looking for alumni interested in joining him this summeron a 12-day eco-tour along the Platano River in Honduras,the Central American country where he performs muchof his archaeological research. The trip is somewhatdemanding and is mostly on rafts, with some whitewater.Two trip dates are available—July 29-August 9 andAugust 15-26. Interested alumni should contact Begley athis Transy office phone, (859) 233-8144, or by e-mail atcbegley@transy.edu. A recent documentary titled “TripsMoney Can’t Buy” by the BBC featured Begley, actorEwan McGregor, and some of the sites on the trip.

Transy luncheon at DOC assemblyAlumni and friends are invited to the Transylvania

Luncheon that will take place October 20 during the2003 General Assembly of the Christian Church (Disci-ples of Christ). The 12:15 p.m. luncheon will be at theCharlotte Convention Center, 501 South College Street,in Charlotte, N.C.

Tickets are $13 per person and may be ordered untilOctober 6 by sending a check (payable to TransylvaniaUniversity) to Dolores Roberson, Alumni and Develop-ment Office, 300 North Broadway, Lexington, KY 40508,or by contacting the Alumni Office by phone at (800)487-2679 or (859) 233-8275, or by e-mail atalumni@transy.edu to reserve tickets. Tickets will bemailed upon receipt of payment.

To contact the Alumni Office:Phone: (800) 487-2679 or (859) 233-8275 ■ Fax: (859) 233-8797

E-mail: alumni@transy.edu ■ Web: transy.edu/alumni.html Mail: 300 North Broadway, Lexington, KY 40508

■ Dean of the CollegeLeland A. Brown andDean of Students FrancesJennings approved classschedules for studentsduring the 1963-64 schoolyear.The Class of 1964will celebrate its 40threunion during AlumniWeekend 2004.

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Dorothy Doub Mattingly ’37 , Knoxville, diedJanuary 6, 2003. A retired high schoolteacher, she enjoyed music, reading, gar-dening, and church work. At Transylvania,she was president of Chi Omega and the Free-man Club, secretary of her sophomore class,first attendant to Miss Transylvania, and amember of Lampas, YWCA, band, andorchestra. Among her survivors is her daugh-ter Gayle Mattingly Kesinger ’60 .

Barbara Scott Johnston ’39 , Denver, diedDecember 15, 2002. After graduation, sheworked in Transylvania’s development officebefore moving to El Paso, where she com-pleted graduate work at the University ofTexas. She served on the staff of AmericanUniversity in Cairo in the 1950s, and livedin various other locations abroad includingthe Suez Canal until she and other Ameri-cans had to be evacuated aboard a U.S. Navywarship in 1956. At various times, she workedas a legal secretary, an employee of the trustdepartment of the former United Bank ofDenver, and as fundraising coordinator forthe Denver Symphony Orchestra. After retir-ing in 1988, she volunteered 100 hours ayear at University Park Elementary School.

Martha Knox Carr ’40 , Winston-Salem, N.C.,died December 28, 2002. At Transylvania,she was a member of Delta Delta Delta. Sheand her husband moved to North Carolinain 1945 and served in the ministry at church-es in Durham and Wake Forest, eventuallyretiring from Wake Forest Baptist Church in1985. She volunteered at the local hospital,traveled abroad, and helped establish DeltaDelta Delta chapters at nearby universities.Among her survivors is her husband WarrenT. Carr ’38 and her niece Eleanor Fox Kelly ’59 .

Carl F.Engelhardt Jr. ’42 , Versailles, Ky., diedJanuary 15, 2003. He was a Naval aviatorduring World War II and was decorated fivetimes for his performance in combat. A grad-uate of the University of Kentucky Collegeof Law, he was a member of the Kentucky,Fayette County, and Jefferson County barsfor 53 years, and served as a senior counselorof the Kentucky Bar.

Emory H.Hutchison ’46 , North Fort Myers,Fla., died March 24, 2003. At Transylvania,he was a member of Phi Kappa Tau and theCourt of Honor on T-Day in 1944. Heearned a master’s degree from the Universi-ty of Kentucky and completed graduate workat Ohio State University. He became a sci-ence and math teacher and coach atAberdeen-Huntington High School in Ohio,and later became the local superintendent.He went on to serve as superintendent oftwo other Ohio school districts before retir-ing in 1981. A member of the New Madi-son Methodist Church, he served as lay leader,Sunday school teacher, and Sunday school

superintendent. He also served as president,secretary, and treasurer of the New MadisonKiwanis Club. He was a member of the Ohioand Darke County Retired Teachers Associ-ation, the National School AdministratorsAssociation, and the First Christian Churchin Maysville, Ky., where he served as an elder,president of the board of trustees, and Sun-day school teacher. He was honored by theBuckeye Association of School Administra-tors, commissioned a Kentucky Colonel, andhad his biography added to the Hall of Fameat the Aberdeen Huntington-TownshipMuseum. Among his survivors is his wife,Betty Lee Hutchison ’46 .

Marjorie Davis Spice ’47 , Tallahassee, Fla.,died November 17, 2001. She earned a mas-ter’s degree from Butler University in Indi-anapolis and pursued further studies at theCollege of the Bible in Lexington, CornellUniversity, and Columbia University. Shespent 12 years as a missionary in Mexico andParaguay and 20 years as a teacher in the pub-lic schools of Indianapolis. She wrote a booktitled Marica of Paraguay.

Eugene Sutherland ’47 , Lexington, diedDecember 22, 2002. He served in the U.S.Air Force during World War II and earned amaster’s degree from the University of Ken-tucky. He taught at Shelbyville High Schooland coached basketball and taught physicaleducation at Bryan Station before going toClays Mill Elementary, where he served asprincipal for 27 years until his retirement. He

was a former member of Castlewood Chris-tian Church, and a member of Delta SigmaPhi and the Retired Teachers Association.

William O.Reichert ’49 , Hanover, N.H., diedDecember 26, 2002. At Transylvania, he wasa member of Kappa Alpha. He was an offi-cer in the 1st Armored Division in Italy andNorth Africa during World War II, an expe-rience that transformed him into a lifelongpacifist. He earned a doctorate in politicaltheory from the University of Minnesota andtaught at various universities for more than30 years. While teaching at the University ofKentucky, he was active in the civil rightsmovement in Lexington. He retired as chairof the political science department at Bowl-ing Green (Ohio) State University in 1984.Among his survivors is his wife, Doris BowlesReichert ’48 .

John O. Smith ’49 , Sunnyvale, Calif., diedMarch 24, 2003. He served as a radio oper-ator and aerial gunner in the U.S. Navy dur-ing World War II. He earned a Ph.D. fromthe Indiana University School of Medicineand interned at Balboa Naval Hospital in SanDiego. He completed his residency in psy-chiatry at the University of California Berkleyand the V.A. Hospital of Menlo Park. In1958, he opened a private practice, whichworked closely with ministers and churchmembers in the San Jose, Calif., area.

Raymond K. McLain ’50 , Lexington, diedFebruary 14, 2003. He was the son of thelate Raymond Francis McClain, a former pres-

Retired Transylvania sociology professor Dorothy Neff dies

Former Transylvania sociology/anthropology/communica-tion professor Dorothy Eloise Olin Neff died June 15, 2003.

A native of Nezperce, Idaho, Neff earned bachelor’sdegrees in sociology and elementary education from LaVerne College, and her master’s and Ph.D. in sociology fromIowa State University.

Neff joined the Transylvania faculty in 1971. She served asdirector of the sociology/anthropology program beginning in1979, and taught a broad variety of courses on topics rang-ing from architecture and criminology to European politics

and Southeast Asian culture. In 1988, she participated in a Fulbright Seminars StudyAbroad program in Indonesia and Singapore. She served on several University com-mittees, including ones that focused on student life, admissions, and the library. Sheretired in the mid-1990s.

Transylvania music professor Gary Anderson remembers Neff as a generous per-son whose concern for her students didn’t end when they graduated.

“She cared a great deal about her students’ success, not only while they werehere, but also after college,” he said. “She kept in contact with many of her studentsfor many years.”

Throughout her life, Neff was involved with organizations committed to improvingpeoples’ lives and protecting their basic human rights. In the 1960s, she served withthe International Volunteer Service in Laos and Cambodia. In Lexington, she assistedorganizations such as the United Way of the Bluegrass, Ask Us, Inc., and Communi-ty Action. A member of the First Presbyterian Church, she sang in the choir and vol-unteered at the Hope Center.

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ident of Transylvania. He was best known asthe patriarch of the McLain Family Band,which performed in all 50 states and 62 for-eign countries at venues such as CarnegieHall, the Grand Ole Opry, and the LincolnCenter. He earned a degree in music theoryfrom Denison University, and completedgraduate work at Harvard University and theUniversity of North Carolina. He worked asexecutive director of the Hindman Settle-ment School in eastern Kentucky for 14 years,during which he took the school’s dancerson tours throughout the country, includingthe World’s Fair in New York City. He laterbecame music director of the Berea CollegeDancers, who performed at the White Housefor President John F. Kennedy. He taughtAppalachian and Bluegrass music courses atBerea, and later earned a degree in libraryscience from the University of Kentucky andworked at the Lexington Public Library.

Jean Allen Fain Davis ’51 , Nicholasville, Ky.,died January 18, 2003. In addition to Tran-sylvania, she attended Crump CommerceCollege in Lexington. She and her husbandfarmed for more than 50 years. She servedon several local boards, including SouthernStates, and was the first female member ofthe Jessamine County Farm Bureau Boardof Directors.

William W.Blair ’52 , Villa Park, Ill., died Feb-ruary 22, 2003. A U.S. Navy veteran, he wasa 50-year member of the Hart Masonic Lodgein Nicholasville, Ky. He worked in manufac-turing, and after retiring, he kept active byparticipating in various senior citizen activi-ties, serving as an election judge and a librarytrustee, and working with the AddisonSwitchboard, Hopewell Emergency Crew,and Lighthouse Christian Church. Amonghis survivors is his wife, Elizabeth Jenkins Blair’50.

Walter L. Crady ’57 , Louisville, died Febru-ary 2, 2001.

John E. Fryer ’57 , Philadelphia, died Feb-ruary 25, 2003. After graduating from Tran-sylvania at the age of 19, he earned his medicaldegree from Vanderbilt University beforebecoming a professor of psychiatry in thedepartment of family practice and commu-nity medicine at Temple University. He madetremendous strides in helping psychiatry,medicine, churches, and society understandand accept homosexuality. His appearance asDr. H. Anonymous at the American Psychi-atric Association meeting in 1972 helpedmotivate the organization to remove homo-sexuality from the Diagnostic and StatisticalManual of Mental Disorders. He receivednumerous honors for his work including theNancy C.A. Roeske Award from the Amer-ican Psychiatric Association and a Distin-guished Achievement Award fromTransylvania. An accomplished musician and

member of the Episcopal Church, he servedas organist and choirmaster at numerouschurches.

Renva F. Mercer ’57 , Columbus, Ga., diedJanuary 5, 2003.

Edmund P.White ’57 , Lexington, died Feb-ruary 14, 2003. At Transylvania, he was amember of Kappa Alpha. He taught for over40 years in the Fayette County public schoolssystem and was a member of Arlington Chris-tian Church.

Herbert C.Keffer ’58 , Birmingham, Ala., diedFebruary 7, 2003.

Fred E. Pierce ’58 , West Chester, Pa., diedNovember 30, 2002. At Transylvania, he waspresident of the Student Council, vice pres-ident of Kappa Alpha, and a member of Men’sLampas and the T-Day Court of Honor. Heheld several positions with the Clorox Com-pany, including vice president and generalmanager of the grocery store products divi-sion and vice president and general manag-er of Clorox Canada before joining theHershey Food Corp. in 1980. He retired asvice president of sales for Hershey’s pastadivision in 1997.

Ronald L. Sabel ’58 , Lexington, died April10, 2003. At Transylvania, he was a memberof Pi Kappa Alpha and the band. He was aretired Bryan Station High School teacher.

Georgia Duncil Smitha ’60 , Georgetown, Ky.,died February 9, 2003. A graduate of theMidway College School of Nursing, she prac-ticed as a registered nurse at GeorgetownCommunity Hospital. She was a member ofSt. John’s Episcopal Church in Versailles andan avid supporter of the Scott County Schoolssports program. She enjoyed bowling andgardening. Among her survivors is her sonChristopher G. Smitha ’04 .

Betty Tuggle Housley ’61 , Hopkinsville, Ky.,died April 1, 2003. She taught English atChristian County High School in the 1960sand was a member of the First ChristianChurch.

Carolyn Hughes Lynn ’62 , Stamping Ground,Ky., died May 20, 2002. She was an infor-mation specialist at the Kentucky Depart-ment of Fish and Wildlife Resources.

Jax Jason Carroll ’67 , Thousand Oaks, Calif.,died February 13, 2003. He was an out-doorsman who enjoyed canoeing and heldseveral rifle marksmanship titles. He had atvarious times worked in health care and retailmanagement and acted in several B-movies,including Harvey Corman’s Death Rides. Hewas best known for his work as a construc-tion project manager for numerous landmarkcommercial properties in California’s South-land area. In 1999, he donated his expertiseto help build a church in Ryazan, Russia, andlater returned to lecture at business seminarsand help plan an orphanage transition home.He was a member of Calvary Community

Church. Walter E. Miller ’68 , Avon Lake, Ohio, died

December 11, 2001. At Transylvania, he wasa member of the choir and was inducted intothe Holleian Society. He earned a master’sdegree in chemistry from the University ofMichigan and worked as a technical special-ist for National City Bank. Among his sur-vivors is his wife, Linda Dellinger Miller ’68 .

Lucy Taliaferio Whitt Koella ’69 , Knoxville,Tenn., died February 23, 2003. At Transyl-vania, she was a member of Delta Delta Delta.She founded the Knoxville Chapter of Spir-itual Frontiers Fellowship and was its chair-person for 18 years. She founded the EastTennessee Kabbalah Society and was one ofthe founders and organizers of KnoxvilleHealth Conferences. She was an originalmember and supporter of the Jung Societyand was co-founder of the Jung II Group ofKnoxville. She was also a member of the Med-itation Group for World Peace and theWomen’s Writing Group.

Howard D.Peters ’70 , Clarksville, Tenn., diedDecember 24, 2002. At Transylvania, hehelped set up the radio station, was a mem-ber of Delta Sigma Phi, and served as treas-urer of the Interfraternity Council.

William C. Soper Jr. ’77 , Versailles, Ky., diedFebruary 18, 2003. At Transylvania, he wasa co-editor of The Rambler. He was a formerrespiratory therapist at Woodford CountyHospital and a member of Episcopal Churchof the Good Shepherd.

Willis R.Jones , Paducah, Ky., died January21, 2003. At various times in his life, he wasdirector of public relations for William WoodsCollege, director of admissions for DrakeUniversity, director of admissions for Tran-sylvania, field director for the Red Cross, andregional director for the National Confer-ence of Christians and Jews. He served aspresident of the Disciples of Christ Histori-cal Society from 1952-1970. Among his sur-vivors is his wife, Evelyn Bell Jones ’47 .

Eula Mae Mahoney Morgan , Lexington, diedFebruary 1, 2003. She was a chemistry andphysics instructor at Transylvania in the late’40s and early ’50s. She also taught at Haz-ard High School and The University ofArkansas. She was the former owner ofCeramic Craft of Lexington.

■ Obituaries in Transylvania are basedon information available in alumnioffice files and from newspaper obitu-aries. Please send information con-cerning alumni deaths to the attentionof Elaine Valentine in the TransylvaniaAlumni Office, 300 North Broadway,Lexington, KY 40508-1797. Newspaperobituaries with complete listings ofsurvivors are preferred.

"When I found out about my scholarship, I was so incrediblyhappy that I was screaming and crying all at once. It wasthe major deciding factor of my coming to Transy."

"When I found out about my scholarship, I was so incrediblyhappy that I was screaming and crying all at once. It wasthe major deciding factor of my coming to Transy."

“I visited Transy the summer beforemy senior year of high school, and on the

way home I told mom, ‘I’m going there.’ “She said, ‘If you can find a pot of gold to

finance it, then you can go.’ “But I was determined. I applied early so that

I’d be considered for all available scholarships,and then I was chosen for the Senior Challenge

award. That, along with my other Transy scholar-ships and financial aid, far exceeded anything I was

offered by the larger institutions I applied to—and Ithink I’ll end up with a better education.

“Somewhere along the way, someone probablyhelped every alum get through college. I hope peopleremember that and find it in their hearts to extend thesame charity to other students.”

Your turn to give backYour gifts to the annual Transylvania Fund help

attract good students like Helen—and keep themhere—by funding scholarships, academicresources, library books and equipment, studentservices, and faculty salaries.

When you think of Transy this year, pleaseremember Helen and the more than 1,100 other stu-dents who benefit from your support. To pledge orreceive additional information, contact the devel-opment office by phone at (800) 487-2679 or (859)281-3692, by e-mail at giving@transy.edu, or byvisiting www.transy.edu/alumni.html.

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“I visited Transy the summer beforemy senior year of high school, and on the

way home I told mom, ‘I’m going there.’ “She said, ‘If you can find a pot of gold to

finance it, then you can go.’ “But I was determined. I applied early so that

I’d be considered for all available scholarships,and then I was chosen for the Senior Challenge

award. That, along with my other Transy scholar-ships and financial aid, far exceeded anything I was

offered by the larger institutions I applied to—and Ithink I’ll end up with a better education.

“Somewhere along the way, someone probablyhelped every alum get through college. I hope peopleremember that and find it in their hearts to extend thesame charity to other students.”

Your turn to give backYour gifts to the annual Transylvania Fund help

attract good students like Helen—and keep themhere—by funding scholarships, academicresources, library books and equipment, studentservices, and faculty salaries.

When you think of Transy this year, pleaseremember Helen and the more than 1,100 other stu-dents who benefit from your support. To pledge orreceive additional information, contact the devel-opment office by phone at (800) 487-2679 or (859)281-3692, by e-mail at giving@transy.edu, or byvisiting www.transy.edu/alumni.html.

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Members of Phi Mu end their Campus Sing routine titled “Phi Mu Goes to Hollywood” with a rousing cheer. A Transytradition for more than 40 years, Chi Omega’s annual Campus Sing features sorority and fraternity members per-forming dance numbers and lip-synching to entertain fellow students.This year’s event, held in April, collectedcanned food for God’s Pantry as part of Sodexho Campus Services’ Servathon.The food drive ultimately collected13,650 pounds of nonperishable items. Photo by Joseph Rey Au

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